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Edmonton 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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PART I. SOCIAL AND VITAL STATISTICS
TABLE I SOCIAL STATISTICS
| Area | 3,896 acres (6.09 square miles) |
| Population - | |
| Census as 1951 | 104,270 |
| Registrar General's estimate for mid-year 1959 | 94,420 |
| Number of inhabited houses and separate dwellings at the end of 1959 | 28,371 |
| Number of inhabited houses and separate dwellings at the end of 1958 | 28,202 |
| Rateable value, April 1959 | £1,613,321 |
| Estimated product of 1d. rate in the £ for the year ending 31st March, 1960 | £6,620 |
| Rate in the £ for the year ending 31st March, 1960. | 19s. 4d. |
The population continues to fall at the rate of about 1,000 people
a year. This is partly due to the fact that those who move out of Edmonton have
more children in the family than those who move into it, but this is not the whole
story. There is still a net loss of families to surrounding areas and this may
well go on for the next year or two.
TABLE II VITAL STATISTICS
| M. | F. | Total | Grand Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | |||||
| Legitimate | ... | 612 | 619 | 1,231 | |
| Illegitimate | ... | 32 | 22 | 54 | 1,285 |
| (Percentage of live births) | 4.20 | ||||
| Birth rate per 1,000 population | 13.60 | ||||
| Corrected birth rate | 13.60 | ||||
| Still Births | |||||
| Legitimate | ... | 10 | 11 | 21 | |
| Illegitimate | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| Still birth rate per 1,000 total live and still births | 17.58 | ||||
| Deaths | |||||
| Number | ... | 523 | 509 | 1,032 | |
| Rate per 1,000 population | 10.92 | ||||
| Corrected death rate per 1,000 population | 12.12 | ||||
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 | |||||
| total live and still births | NIL |