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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Edmonton 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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SECTION II.
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
| Total. | Male. | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Births—Legitimate | 1,597 | 839 | 758 |
| Illegitimate.. | 68 | 41 | 27 |
| Grand Total—1,665. | |||
The Birth Rate per thousand of population is 24.5.
The total number of births registered in the District by the Edmonton
Registrar for the 52 weeks ending December 31st, 1921, was 1,937—1,007
males and 930 females. This includes 385 births in the Edmonton Union,
of which 88—52 males and 36 females—were of Edmonton residents.
Expressed in tabular form, with other details:—
| All Births— | Illegitimate— | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Total. | Male. | Female. | Tota1. | |
| Gloss Births Registered | 1,007 | 930 | 1,937 | 66 | 57 | 123 |
| Union—Non-residents | 148 | 149 | 297 | 35 | 34 | 69 |
| Other Non-residents | 8 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Residents Outside District | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edmonton Births | 857 | 778 | 1,635 | 30 | 23 | 53 |
We do not get to know of all births of residents outside the district, and
this probably accounts for the difference in numbers between these figures
and those given above, these latter being obtained from the Registrar-General.
The births are "warded" as follows:—
| Males. | Females. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bury Street Ward | 285 | 278 | 563 |
| Church Street Ward | 289 | 253 | 542 |
| Fore Street Ward | 277 | 239 | 516 |
The nett total of births for 1920 was 1921; and based on an estimated
population of 77,202, gave a birth rate of 24.9.
Notification of Births Acts, 1907 and 1915.—During the year there
were 1,968 births notified—1,025 males and 943 females; 16 were notified as
stillborn, and the Superintendent of the Cemetery informs me that there were
41 children styled "stillborn" buried during 1921.