Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (in acres) 12,400
POPULATION.
The population as estimated by the Registrar General in the
middle of the year was 76,960, and this figure is being used in
connection with the vital statistics as set out in this Report.
From information that has been collected subsequent to
December 31st, 1935, it would appear that the population at the end
of the year was probably 79,000.
The following table shews how the population of the District has increased during the last ten years.
| Year. | Population. |
|---|---|
| 1926 | 63,640 |
| 1927 | 64,160 |
| 1928 | 64,910 |
| 1929 | 65,100 |
| 1930 | 65,504 |
| 1931 | 68,220 |
| 1932 | 69,910 |
| 1933 | 71,790 |
| 1934 | 74,664 |
| 1935 | 76,960 |
The number of inhabited houses at the end of 1935, according
to the Rate Books, was 19,298.
| The following table indicates the growth in the number of inhabited houses, the rateable value and the sum represented by a penny rate during the last ten years. |
The following table indicates the growth in the number of
inhabited houses, the rateable value and the sum represented by
a penny rate during the last ten years.