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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
Enfield 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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Enfield Urban District.
Area (including 112 acres water) 12,601 acres
Population at census of 1911 56,338
Population at middle of 1912 57,267
Number of inhabited houses 11,185
Vital Statistics.
Birth.rate per 1,000 living 2446
Recorded Death.rate per 1,000 living 1005
Corrected Death.rate per 1,000 living 1039
Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births 76.30
Zymotic Death.rate per 1,000 living 75
Pulmonary Tuberculosis Death.rate per 1,000
living 69
Vital Statistics op Wards.
| Ward. | Area in acres. | Persons per acre. | Population. | Birthrate. | Corrected Death. rate. | Infantile Mortality | Zymotic Death. rate. | Phthisis Death. rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town | 1,717 | 4.0 | 6,876 | 11.92 | 7.82 | 12.19 | 0.00 | .29 |
| Chase | 4,478 | 2.7 | 12,303 | 25.11 | 11.60 | 61.48 | 1.13 | .81 |
| Ordnance | 2,060 | 65 | 13,517 | 23.37 | 10.55 | 113.92 | 0.96 | .36 |
| Green Street and Ponders End | 1,330 | 9.3 | 12,400 | 30.88 | 10.67 | 80.93 | 0.64 | .96 |
| Bush Hill Park | 762 | 14.7 | 11,270 | 23.95 | 10.18 | 74.07 | 0.70 | .97 |
| Hadley & Coekfosters | 2,254 | .4 | 901 | 21.08 | 10.32 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |