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Edmonton 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Table: TABLE ISOCIAL STATISTICS

TABLE I

SOCIAL STATISTICS

Area (in acres) Population-3,896
Census of 192166,809
Census of 193177,652
Census of 1951104,270
Estimated by the Registrar-General for mid-year 195796,530
Number of inhabited houses and separate dwellings at the end of 195728,158
Number of inhabited houses and separate dwellings at the end of 195628,108
Rateable Value, April 1957£1,444,394
Estimated product of Id. in the £ for the year ending 31st March, 1958£5,895
Rates in the £ for the year ending 31st March, 195817s. 5d.

Table: TABLE IIVITAL STATISTICS

TABLE II

VITAL STATISTICS

Births and Deaths Live BirthsM.F.TotalGrand Total
Legitimate5886171205
Illegitimate3015451,250
Birth-rate per 1,000 of population12.94
Corrected birth-rate12.68
Still Births
Legitimate131124
Illegitimate22428
Total of live and stillbirths1,278
Rate per 1,000 total births21.90
Deaths
Number512433945
Rate per 1,000 population9.78
Corrected death-rate per 1,000 population11.05

Table: TABLE IIICOMPARATIVE STATISTICS

TABLE III

COMPARATIVE STATISTICS

Birth RateDeath RateInfant Mortality Rate
LiveStill
England and Wales16.1022.4011.5023.00
Middlesex14.1018.6010.0017.70
Edmonton (Crude)12.9421.909.7813.60
Edmonton (Corrected)12.6811.05

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