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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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but entitles it to take rank among the most distinguished resorts in
the kingdom.
The Registrar-general publishes every week the death-rates of
the 97 Great Towns of the Country, and during last year on no less
than two occasions Enfield" stood lowest on the list, on one other
occasion second lowest, and for six other weeks, and two quarters
was included amongst the lowest half-dozen.
The corresponding figures for Enfield for the three previous
years are:—
1911. 1912. 1913. 1914.
Recorded death-rate 12.99 10.05 9.75 9.98
Standardized death-rate 13.66 10.40 10.09 10.32
The deaths occurred in the several wards as follows:—
| Ward. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | Death-rate per 1,000 as recorded. | Infantile Death-rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town | 12 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 57 | 7.65 | 73.17 |
| Chase | 39 | 32 | 36 | 27 | 134 | 10.09 | 72.36 |
| Ordnance | 52 | 27 | 14 | 32 | 125 | 9.00 | 71.17 |
| Green Street and Ponders End | 44 | 34 | 41 | 46 | 165 | 12.47 | 109.82 |
| Bush Hill Park | 22 | 31 | 27 | 34 | 114 | 75.53 | |
| Hadley and Cockfosters | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11.42 | 0.00 |
| Whole of District | 171 | 140 | 135 | 158 | 606 | 9.98 | 80.75 |
The following table classifies the 606 deaths above-mentioned
according to their sex and age, and allots each death to its own
ward