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Enfield 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: The births of both sexes, including those registered outside the District, also birth-rates for the last five years, were:—

The births of both sexes, including those registered outside the District, also birth-rates for the last five years, were:—

YearBoysGirlsTotalBirthrate per 1,000 PopulationIllegitimate Birth-rate per 1,000 Population
19216345641,19819.72•57
19226166471,26320.36•51
19235675681,13518.19•35
19245675411,10817.58•33
19255524991,05116.48•47

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This shows a gradual decrease in the birth-rate.
DEATHS.

Table: The deaths registered in the district during the year were 499, of which 219 were males, and 280 females, giving a crude death-rate of 7.82. To these must be added 204 deaths of Enfield residents registered outside the District, and from this total must be subtracted 71 deaths of non residents occurring in the District, which brings the number of deaths to 632 for the year, giving a net death-rate of 9.91 per 1,000 population.

The deaths registered in the district during the year were 499, of which 219 were males, and 280 females, giving a crude death-rate of 7.82. To these must be added 204 deaths of Enfield residents registered outside the District, and from this total must be subtracted 71 deaths of non residents occurring in the District, which brings the number of deaths to 632 for the year, giving a net death-rate of 9.91 per 1,000 population.

Birth-rateRecorded Death-rateInfantile Death-rate
England and Wales18.312.275.00
London18.011.l767.00
105 Great Towns (including London)18.812.279.00
157 Smaller Towns18.311.274.00
Enfield16.489.9151.66