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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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The Registrar-General has forwarded provisional figures relating to the Country as a whole, and to London, enabling the following comparisons to be made:—
| Birth-rate per 1,000 population | Death-rate per 1,000 births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live | Still | From diarrhœa,etc., under 2 years | Total deaths under 1 year | |
| England and Wales | 15.1 | 5.5 | 53 | |
| London | 13.4 | 13.1 | 57 | |
| 0.60 | ||||
| All Causes | Enteric Fever | Smallpox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Whooping Cough | Diphtheria | Influenza | Violence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | .00 | .01 | .11 | ||||||
| London | 11.4 | .00 | .03 | ||||||
The following table gives the number of births and deaths (registered)
subdivided into the four wards of the Borough.
It should be remembered that the births are only of those which occurred
in Edmonton and of course of Edmonton addresses ; these arc registered in
Edmonton Births which take place outside the Borough are not included ;
this fact accounts for the difference between these figures and those supplied
by the Registrar-General.
The deaths include those taking place outside the Borough, the information being given us quarterly by the Registrar-General.
| Ward | Births | Deaths | Infant Deaths | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Bury Street | ||||||
| Church Street | 95 | |||||
| Angel Road | 149 | |||||
| Silver Street | 178 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Vagrants | .. | 5 | .. | .. | ||