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Enfield 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: VITAL STATISTICS.The number of births registered in the District was:—

VITAL STATISTICS.

The number of births registered in the District was:—

Boys.Girls.Total.
499499998
including 26 illegitimate births, i.e., 2.6o per cent, of the total.

Table: The births, including those registered outside the District, were distributed among the various wards as follows:—

The births, including those registered outside the District, were distributed among the various wards as follows:—

Ward.1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.Total each sex.Total each WardBirthrate.
MFMFMFMFMF
Town11138986121339418010.21
Chase222135263030392912610623217.28
Ordnance243326332434422411612424017.22
Green Street and Ponders End262425273235423612512224718.32
Bush Hill Park1516252225332627919818915.78
Hadley and Cockfosters......1...12...6281010.02
Births outside the District...202949
Totals981071201171201401611355195281,04716.98 for District
2052372602961,047

Table: The births of hoys and girls, including those registered outside the District, also birth-rates for the last three years, were:—

The births of hoys and girls, including those registered outside the District, also birth-rates for the last three years, were:—

Year.Boys.Girls.Total.Birth-rate per 1,000 pop.Illegitimate Birth-rate per 1,000 pop.
19175605411,10117.91.60
191851745497115.78.79
19195195281,04716.98.79