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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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registered outside the district, and from this total must be subtracted
59 deaths of non-residents occurring in the District,
which brings the net number of deaths to 595 for the year, giving
a recorded death-rate of 9.79.
We have, however, to suppose that the age and sex constitution of the population of Enfield is identical with that of England and Wales as enumerated at the census of 1911, for which purpose the recorded death-rate must be multiplied by a "factor for correction" supplied by the Registrar-General, viz.: 1.0348, and this gives the standardised death-rate of 10.13.
| Birth-rate. | Recorded Death-rate. | Standardised Death-rate. | Infantile Death-rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 22.4 | 12.1 | — | 83.00 |
| London | 22.3 | 12.4 | — | 80.00 |
| 96 Great Towns (incldng. London) | 23.3 | 12.3 | — | 87.00 |
| 19.72 | 9.79 | 10.13 | 66.77 |
The corresponding figures for Enfield for the three previous years are:—
| 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded death-rate | 12.48 | 9.92 | 9.79 |
| Standardised death-rate | 12.79 | 10.27 | 10.13 |
Forty-eight of the deaths registered in the District were those
of persons over 80 years of age, 16 being males and 32 females, one
woman dying at the advanced age of 95.
The more important causes of deaths as registered were:—
Malignant Diseases, 65 ; Heart Disease, 56 ; Pulmonary Tuberculosis,
46; Bronchitis, 44; Pneumonia, 36; Apoplexy, 34; Old Age, 24;
Influenza, 17; Diarrhoea and Enteritis, 14; Diphtheria and Croup,