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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 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Year.No. of inhabited houses.Rateable value.Sum represented by a penny rate.
££s.d.
192713,469369,2841,304183
192813,733377,6441,33500
192914,123472,1992,08000
193014,707479,4661,92000
193115,215491,4511,99100
193215,962513,2252,04500
193316,500548,4612,14500
193417,938619,0422,36000
193519,298652,6932,52500
193622,887707,6172,62500

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SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
The number of inhabited houses in the District has increased
by 9,418 during the course of ten years. This means that the
number of occupied premises which have to be inspected in
accordance with the administration of Acts delegated to the Health
Department has increased by nearly 70 per cent.
The rateable value has nearly doubled itself, whilst the sum
represented by a penny rate is more than double that of 1927.
During 1935, 1,953 houses were erected, and during 1936,
1,952. This makes a total of 3,905 houses built in the course of
two years, all of which, with the exception of 6, were erected by
private enterprise.

Table: EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.

EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.

Live Births:—Total.Male.Female.
Legitimate1,330674656
Illegitimate401921
Birth-rate—16.72 per 1,000 population.