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Edmonton 1954
[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 1954 100,300
Number of inhabited houses and separate dwellings at the end
of 1954 28,758
Number of inhabited houses and separate dwellings at the end
of 1953 28,662
Rateable value, April, 1954 £757.803
Estimated product of Id. in the £ for the year ending March 31st,
1955 £3,087
Rates in the £ for the year ending March 31st, 1955 23s. Id.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Live Births. Grand
| M. | F. | Total | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 600 | 617 | 1,217 | |
| Illegitimate | 20 | 27 | 47 | 1,264 |
| Birth-rate per 1,000 of population | 12.60 | |||
| Stillbirths. | ||||
| Legitimate | 19 | 10 | 29 | |
| Illegitimate | — | 3 | 3 | 32 |
| Total of live and stillbirths | 1.296 | |||
| Rate per 1.000 total births | 24.69 | |||
| Deaths. | ||||
| Number | 418 | 380 | 798 | |
| Rate per 1.000 population | 7.95 | |||
| Maternal Mortality. | Deaths | Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths | ||
| Toxaemias of Pregnancy | — | — | ||
| Complication of Pregnancy and Delivery | 1 | 0.77 | ||
| 1 | 0.77 | |||
| Death rate of Infants under one year of age. | ||||
| M | F. | Total | ||
| Number | 12 | 8 | 20 | |
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 15.82 | |||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 15.61 | |||
| Illegitimate infants Der 1.000 illegitimate live births | 21.27 | |||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 185 | |||
| Measles (all ages) | — | |||
| Whooping Cough (all ages) | — | |||
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | — | |||