[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield] page 6

Enfield 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: The deaths occurred in the several wards as follows:—

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The deaths occurred in the several wards as follows:—

Ward.	I St Qtr.	2nd Qtr.	3rd Qtr.	4th Qtr.	Total.	Death-rate per 1,000 as recorded.	Infantile Death-rate.
Town	29	9	10	18	66	8.42	37.50
Chase	56	39	34	34	163	12.14	77.58
Ordnance	40	23	31	29	123	8.82	41.66
Green Street and Ponders End	42	27	28	33	130	9.64	60.72
Bush Hill Park	50	26	21	29	126	10.52	68.77
Hadley and Cockfosters	1	—	1	2	4	4.00	00.00
Whole of District	2l8	124	125	145	612	9.92	56.35

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Sixty-five of the deaths registered were those of persons over
80 years of age, 25 being males and 40 females, one woman and one
man dying at the advanced ages of 97.
The more important causes of deaths as registered were:—
Influenza 72; Heart Disease 69; Malignant Disease 69; Bronchitis
60; Pulmonary Tuberculosis 49; Old Age 47; Pneumonia 39;
Apoplexy 34; Other Respiratory Diseases 22; Bright's Disease 14;
whilst among the children Premature Birth accounted for 16 deaths;'
Respiratory Diseases 8; Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus 7;
Enteritis 4, and Congenital Malformations 4.
INQUESTS.

Table: Thirty-three inquests were held in Enfield during the year, and the verdicts given were as follows:—

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Thirty-three inquests were held in Enfield during the year, and the verdicts given were as follows:—

Natural Causes	17
Suicides	9
Misadventure	3
Accidental Causes	2
Open Verdict	2
Total	33

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Enfield 1919

Table: The deaths occurred in the several wards as follows:—

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Table: Thirty-three inquests were held in Enfield during the year, and the verdicts given were as follows:—