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Edmonton 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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GENERAL STATISTICS.
| Area (in acres) | 3,896 |
| Population | |
| Census of 1921 | — |
| Census of 1931 | — |
| Estimated by the Registrar-General for mid-year 1943 | - |
| Number of inhabited houses and tenements at the end of 1943 | 26,000 |
| Number of inhabited houses and tenements at the end of 194S | 25,926 |
| Rateable value; April, 1943 | £ 738,603 |
| Estimated product of Id in the £ for the year ending 31.3,44 | £ 3,000 |
| Rates in the £ for the year ending 31.3.44. | 15/4d |
SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
The extent of unemployment may be estimated by the following figures relating to:-
| (1) the number cf free dinners given to schoolchildren, and | |||
| (2) the actual figures supplied by the Director of Public Assistance. | |||
| No.1. is given purely on economic grounds. | |||
| (1) | Number of free dinners during | 1942 | 61,483 |
| " paid " " | 1942 | 440,185 | |
| " free " 11 | 1943 | 88,457 | |
| " paid " " | 1943 | 725,313 | |
| (2) | Figures re out relief:- | Persons | Amount |
| For the year 1942 | |||
| (a) Ordinary out-relief | 1,869 | £ 20,187 | |
| (b) Unemployed out-relief | 28 1,897 | . 29 £ 20,216 | |
| For the year 1943 | |||
| (c) Ordinary out-relief | 556 | £ 6,256 | |
| (b) Unemployed out-relief | Nil | Nil | |
| 556 | £ 6,256 | ||
VITAL STATISTICS.
| LIVE BIRTHS | M | F | Total | Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 810 | 770 | 1580 | |
| Illegitimate | 35 | 29 | 64 | 1644 |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of population | ||||
| STILLBIRTHS | ||||
| Legitimate | 28 | 26 | 54 | |
| Illegitimate | - | 2 | 2 | 56 |
| Total of live and stillbirths | 1700 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 total births | 32.94 | |||
| DEATHS | ||||
| Number | 555 | 475 | 1030 | |
| Rate per 1,000 population | ||||
| DEATHS FROM PUERPERAL CAUSES | Deaths Rate per 1,000 total (live and stillbirths) | |||
| Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | 3 | 1.76 | ||
| other maternal causes | 1 | .58 | ||
| 4 | 2.34 | |||