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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PART I. SOCIAL AND VITAL STATISTICS
TABLE I SOCIAL STATISTICS
Area | 3,896 acres (6.09 square miles) | ||
Population - | |||
Census as 1961 | 92,062 | ||
Registrar General's estimate for mid-year 1961 | 91,690 | ||
Number of inhabited houses and separate dwellings at the end of 1961 | 30,359 | ||
Number of inhabited houses and separate dwellings at the end of 1960 | 30,301 | ||
Rateable value, April 1961 | £1, 645,701 | ||
Estimated product of 1d. rate in the £ for the year ending 31st March, 1962 | £6,940 | ||
Rate in the £ for the year ending 31st March, 1962 | 20s. 8d |
TABLE II VITAL STATISTICS
Live Births | ||||||
Legitimate | 635 | 594 | 1,229 | 1,297 | ||
Illegitimate | 36 | 32 | 68 | |||
(Percentage of live births) | 5.24 | |||||
Birth rate per 1,000 population | 14.14 | |||||
Corrected birth rate | 14.28 | |||||
Still Births | ||||||
Legitimate | 11 | 14 | 25 | 26 | ||
Illegitimate | 1 | - | 1 | |||
Still birth rate per 1,000 total live and still births | 19.65 | |||||
Deaths | ||||||
Number | 501 | 530 | 1,031 | |||
Rate per 1,000 population | 11.24 | |||||
Corrected death rate per 1,000 population | 12.25 | |||||
Number | 1 | |||||
Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 total live and still births | 0.75 |
TABLE III COMPARATIVE STATISTICS
Birth Rate | Death Rate | Infant Mortality Rate | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Live | Still | |||
England and Wales | 17.40 | 18.70 | 12.00 | 21.40 |
Middlesex (Crude) | 16.30 | 15.40 | 10.80 | 20.40 |
Edmonton (Crude) | 14.14 | 19.65 | 11.24 | 21.58 |
Edmonton (Corrected) | 14.28 | - | 12.25 | - |
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