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Edmonton 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Table: STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

Area (in acres)3,896
Population—
Census of 192166,809
Census of 193177,652
Estimated by the Registrar-General for mid-year 1951103,300
Number of inhabited houses and tenements at the end of 195128,564
Number of inhabited houses and tenements at the end of 195028,485
Rateable value, April, 1951 Estimated product of 1d. in the £ for the year ending March 31st,£746,589
1952£3,010
Rates in the £ for the year ending March 31st, 195219s. 6d.

Table: VITAL STATISTICS.

VITAL STATISTICS.

Live Births.M.F.Total.Grand Total.
Legitimate6666471,313
Illegitimate2534591,372
Birth-rate per 1,000 of population13.28
Stillbirths.
Legitimate201030
Illegitimate2—232
Total of live and stillbirths1,404
Rate per 1,000 total births22.79
Deaths.
Number5895141,103
Rate per 1,000 population10.67
Maternal MortalityDeaths.Rate per 1,000 total (live and stillbirths).
Toxaemias of Pregnancy10.71
Complication of Pregnancy and Delivery——
10.71
Death rate of infants under one year of age.
M.F.Total.
Number171633
All infants per 1,000 live births24.05
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births22.84
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births50.84
Deaths from Cancer (all ages)201
Measles (all ages)1
Whooping Cough (all ages)—
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)1