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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 1919
[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 1911 56,338
Population at middle of 1919 61,645
Number of inhabited houses 12,040
Vital Statistics.
Birth-rate per 1,000 living 16.98
Recorded Death-rate per 1,000 living 9.92
Standardized Death-rate per 1,000 living 10.27
Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births 56.35
Zymotic Death-rate per 1,000 living 00.17
Tuberculosis Death-rate per 1,000 living 00.94
Vital Statistics of Wards.
| Ward. | Area in Acres. | Persons per Acre. | Population. | Birthrate. | Standardized Deathrate | Infantile Mortality. | Zymotic Death-rate. | Tubercu losis Deathrate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town | 1,717 | 4.5 | 7,834 | 10.21 | 8.71 | 37.50 | .OO | 0.63 |
| Chase | 4,478 | 2.9 | 13.419 | 17.28 | 12.56 | 77.58 | .07 | 0.96 |
| Ordnance | 2,060 | 6.7 | 13.937 | 17.22 | 9.12 | 41.66 | .14 | 0.64 |
| Green Street arid Ponders End | 1,330 | 10.1 | 13,481 | 18.32 | 9.97 | 60.72 | .29 | 1.26 |
| Bash Hill Park | 762 | 15.7 | 11,976 | 15.78 | 1o.88 | 68.77 | .33 | 1.16 |
| Hadley & Cockfosters | 2,254 | 00.4 | 998 | 10.02 | 4.13 | OO.OO | .00 | O.OO |