Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |
Census of 1951 | 104,244 |
Estimated by the Registrar-General for mid-year 1952 | 102,600 |
Number of inhabited houses and separate dwellings at the end of 1952 | 28,652 |
Number of inhabited houses and separate dwellings at the end of 1951 | 28,564 |
Rateable value, April, 1952 . | £750,221 |
Estimated product of 1d. in the £ for the year ending March 31st, 1953 | £3,015 |
Rates in the £ for the year ending March 31st, 1953 | 19s. 11d. |
VITAL STATISTICS.
Live Births. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
M. | F. | Total. | Total | |
Legitimate | 647 | 655 | 1,302 | |
Illegitimate | 16 | 28 | 44 | 1,346 |
Birth-rate per 1,000 of population | ... | 13.11 | ||
Stillbirths. | ||||
Legitimate | 10 | 19 | 29 | |
Illegitimate | — | — | — | 29 |
Total of live and stillbirths | 1,375 | |||
Rate per 1,000 total births | ... | 21.09 | ||
Deaths. | ||||
Number | 537 | 456 | 993 | |
Rate per 1,000 population | 9.67 |
Maternal Mortality
Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and stillbirths). | |
---|---|---|
Toxaemias of Pregnancy | — | — |
Complication of Pregnancy and Delivery | 1 | 0.72 |
1 | 0.72 |
Death rate of infants under one year of age.
M. | F. | Total. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 11 | 9 | 20 | |
All infants per 1,000 live births | 14.85 | |||
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 13.82 | |||
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 45.45 | |||
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 187 | |||
„ „ Measles (all ages) | — | |||
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | — | |||
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 1 |