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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 1953
[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 104,270
Estimated by the Registrar-General for mid-year 1953 101,400
Number of inhabited houses and separate dwellings at the end
of 1953 28,662
Number of inhabited houses and separate dwellings at the end
of 1952 28,652
Rateable value, April, 1953 £753,528
Estimated product of Id. in the £ for the year ending March 31st,
1954 £3,035
Rates in the £ for the year ending March 31st, 1954 23s. 4d.
| Live Births. | M. | F. | Total | Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 678 | 555 | 1,233 | |
| Illegitimate Birth-rate per 1.000 of population | 22 | 18 | 40 | 1,273 12.55 |
| Legitimate | 18 | 12 | 30 | |
| Illegitimate | - | - | - | 30 |
| Total of live and stillbirths | ... | ... | ... | 1,303 |
| Rate per 1,000 total births | ... | ... | ... | 23.02 |
| Number | 516 | 464 | 980 | |
| Rate per 1.000 population | ... | ... | 9.66 |
| Deaths | Rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths | total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxaemias of Pregnancy | — | — | |
| Complication of Pregnancy and Delivery | — | — |
| M. | F. | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 20 | 12 | 32 | |
| All infants per 1.000 live births | 25.13 | |||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 25.14 | |||
| Illegitimate infants per 1.000 illegitimate live births | 25.00 | |||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 166 | |||
| Measles (all ages) | — | |||
| „ „Whooping Cough (all ages) | — | |||
| „ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | — | |||