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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 1962
[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 1962 | 91,440 | |
| Number of inhabited houses and separate dwellings at the end of 1962 | 30,548 | |
| Number of inhabited houses and separate dwellings at the end of 1961 | 30,359 | |
| Rateable value, April 1962 | £1,673,155 | |
| Estimated product of 1d. rate in the £ for the year ending 31st March, 1963 | £6,980 | |
| Rate in the £ for the year ending 31st March, 1963 | 22s. 3d. | |
TABLE II VITAL STATISTICS
| M. | F. | Total | Grand Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | |||||
| Legitimate | 667 | 615 | 1,282 | 1,372 | |
| Illegitimate | 49 | 41 | 90 | ||
| (Percentage of live births) | 6.55 | ||||
| Birth rate per 1,000 population | 15.00 | ||||
| Corrected birth rate | 15.15 | ||||
| Still Births | |||||
| Legitimate | 8 | 20 | 28 | 31 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Still birth rate per 1,000 total live and still births | 22.09 | ||||
| Deaths | |||||
| Number | 522 | 487 | 1,009 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 population | 11.03 | ||||
| Corrected death rate per 1,000 population | 11.69 | ||||
| Number | Nil | ||||
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 total live and still births | Nil |
TABLE III COMPARATIVE STATISTICS
| Birth Rate | Death Rate | Infant Mortality Rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live | Still | |||
| England and Wales | 18.00 | 18.lO | 11.90 | 21.40 |
| Middlesex (Crude) | 17.20 | 15.80 | 11.00 | 19.00 |
| Edmonton (Crude) | 15.00 | 22.09 | 11.03 | 18.95 |
| Edmonton (Corrected) | 15.15 | - | 11.69 | - |