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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS.
The Registrar-General has forwarded provisional figures relating to the country as a whole and to London, enabling comparisons to be made as follows :—
| Birth-rate per 1,000 population | Death-rate per 1,000 births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From diarrhoea, etc., under 2 years | Total deaths under 1 year | |||
| Live | Still | |||
| England and Wales | 17.6 | 0.50 | 4.8 | 46 |
| London | 15.0 | 0.42 | 10.1 | 61 |
| Edmonton | 20.97 | 0.48 | 2.6 | 31.75 |
Annual Death Rate per 1,000 of Population.
| All Causes | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Whooping Cough | Diphtheria | Influenza | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 11.6 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.12 |
| London | 15.7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.08 |
| Edmonton | 10.66 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
The deaths include those taking place outside the Borough, the information being given quarterly by the Registrar-General.
| Ward | Births | Deaths | Infant Deaths | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Bury Street | 245 | 208 | 144 | 136 | 12 | 7 |
| Church Street | 181 | 149 | 111 | 121 | 8 | 5 |
| Angel Road | 156 | 141 | 121 | 101 | 7 | 5 |
| Silver Street | 211 | 201 | 127 | 141 | 11 | 5 |
| Vagrants | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| 793 | 699 | 505 | 499 | 38 | 22 | |
Laboratory Facilities.
The Laboratory Services have again proved of great value by giving results
at the shortest possible notice, on the spot. Both Practitioners and Staff
have no difficulty in getting their specimens to the laboratory, and in that
way immediate results, particularly in relation to Maternity and Day Nurseries,
have proved of immense value.
Medical Practitioners continue to make good use of the facilities at their
disposal.
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