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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The number of births registered in the District was:—
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. |
|---|---|---|
| 686 | 677 | 1,363 |
including 37 illegitimate births, i.e., 2.71 per cent. of the total.
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 Ward | Birthrate. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||
| Town | 22 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 69 | 60 | 129 | 16.37 |
| Chase | 44 | 49 | 44 | 46 | 43 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 160 | 160 | 320 | 23.08 |
| Ordnance | 36 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 43 | 41 | 26 | 41 | 136 | 140 | 276 | 19.86 |
| Green Street and Ponders End | 59 | 51 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 45 | 41 | 200 | 177 | 377 | 28.01 |
| Bush Hill Park | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 32 | 116 | 133 | 249 | 20.80 |
| Hadley and Cockfosters | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12.02 |
| Births outside the District | 24 | 23 | 47 | |||||||||
| Totals | 199 | 186 | 184 | 164 | 172 | 162 | 131 | 165 | 710 | 700 | 1,410 | 22.87 for District |
| 385 | 348 | 334 | 296 | 1,410 | ||||||||
The births of boys 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 517 | 454 | 971 | 15.78 | .79 |
| 1919 | 519 | 528 | 1,047 | 16.98 | .79 |