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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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| Still Births:— | Total. | Male | Female. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 32 | 15 | 17 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | — |
| Rate per 1,000 total births—23.52. | |||
| Total. | Male | Female. | |
| Deaths | 805 | 433 | 372 |
| Death-rate—9.82 per 1,000 population. | |||
| Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:— | |||
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Total Births. | ||
| From Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | |
| From other Puerperal causes | 3 | 2.13 | |
| 3 | 2.13 | ||
Two of these three cases were removed to the North Middlesex
Hospital, Edmonton, and the other to 72a, East Dulwich Grove,
Camberwell, where they died.
Death-rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 62.77
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 61.65
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live
births . 100.00
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 5
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 3
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 6
The following table gives the birth-rate, recorded death-rate and infantile death-rate for Enfield as compared with those for England and Wales, London, 122 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) and 143 Smaller Towns:—
| Birth-rate. | Recorded Death-rate. | Infantile Death-rate. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. | Still Births. | |||
| England and Wales | 14.8 | 0.61 | 12.1 | 59.0 |
| London | 13.6 | 0.53 | 12.5 | 66.0 |
| 122 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London | 14.9 | 0.67 | 12.3 | 63.0 |
| 143 Smaller Towns | 15.0 | 0.64 | 11.5 | 55.0 |
| ENFIELD | 16.72 | 0.40 | 9.82 | 62.77 |