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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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Enfield Urban District.
Area (including 412 acres water) 12,601 acres.
Population at census of 1911 56,338
Population at middle of 1914 60,682
Number of inhabitated houses 11,852
Vital Statistics.
Birth-rate per 1,000 living 21.83
Recorded Death-rate per 1,000 living 9.98
Standardized Death-rate per 1,000 living 10.32
Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births 80.75
Zymotic Death-rate per 1,000 living 0.87
Tuberculosis Death-rate per 1,000 living 1.08
| Ward. | Area in acres. | Persons per acre. | Population. | Birthrate. | Standardized Death rate. | Infantile Mortality. | Zymotic Death-rate- | Tuberculosis. Death-rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town | 1,717 | 4.3 | 7,444 | 11.01 | 7.91 | 73.17 | 0.13 | 0.40 |
| Chase | 4,478 | 2.9 | 13,276 | 22.89 | 10.44 | 72.36 | 0.67 | 1.12 |
| Ordnance | 2,060 | 6.7 | 13,880 | 20.24 | 9.31 | 71.17 | 0.43 | 1.08 |
| Green Street and Ponders End | 1,330 | 9.9 | 13,232 | 26.14 | 12.90 | 109.82 | 1.51 | 1.58 |
| Bush Hill Park | 762 | 15.6 | 11,889 | 23.38 | 9.91 | 75.53 | 0.92 | 0.84 |
| Hadley & Cockfosters | 2,254 | .4 | 963 | 15.57 | 11.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.07 |