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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
| Area (in acres) | 3,896 |
| Population— | |
| Census of 1921 | 66,809 |
| Census of 1931 | 77,652 |
| Estimated by the Registrar-General for mid-year 1949 | 105,950 |
| Number of inhabited houses and tenements at the end of 1949 | 28,333 |
| Number of inhabited houses and tenements at the end of 1948 | |
| Rateable value, April, 1949 | £749,913 |
| Estimated product of 1d. in the £ for the year ending March 31st, 1950 | £2,890 |
| Rates in the £ for the year ending March 31st, 1950 | 17s. 11d. |
VITAL STATISTICS.
| Live Births. | M. | F. | Total. | Grand Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 722 | 739 | 1,461 | |
| Illegitimate | 33 | 33 | 66 | 1,527 |
| Birth-rate per 1,000 of population | 14.41 | |||
| Stillbirths. | ||||
| Legitimate | 16 | 16 | 32 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| Total of live and stillbirths | 1,563 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 total births | 23.03 | |||
| Deaths. | ||||
| Number | 585 | 490 | 1,075 | |
| Rate per 1,000 population | 10.14 | |||
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and stillbirths). | ||
| Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Other maternal causes | 3 | 1.91 | ||
| 3 | 1.91 | |||
Death rate of infants under one year of age.
| M. | F. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 24 | 14 | 38 | |
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 24.80 | |||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 23.95 | |||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 45.45 | |||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 205 | |||
| „ „ Measles (all ages) | 0 | |||
| „ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1 | |||
| „ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 0 | |||