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Enfield 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: The causes of death, sex and ages of Enfield residents who committed suicide in or outside the District were as follows:—

The causes of death, sex and ages of Enfield residents who committed suicide in or outside the District were as follows:—

4 Coal Gas PoisoningMales: Ages 57 and 65 years.
Females: Ages 22 and 40 years.
1 Gunshot Wound of Face..Male: Age 63 years.
1 HangingFemale : Age 42 years.
1 Poisoned by drinking Prussic AcidMale : Age 30 years.
1 Spirits of Salts PoisoningMale: Age 45 years.
1 Drowned in a RiverFemale: Age 68 years.
1 Drowned in a BathFemale : Age 32 years.
1 Knocked down by a Locomotive EngineMale : Age 53 years.

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BIRTHS.
The actual number of births registered in the District was as
follows:—
Boys. Girls. Total.
496 471 967
including 27 illegitimate births, i.e., 2.79 per cent, of the total.
In addition, 7 male and 8 female still-births were registered.

Table: The corrected birth-rates for both sexes, live and still-births, which takes into consideration those born outside the District and those in the District not rightly recorded to the District, and also the corrected birth-rates for the last 5 years, are:—

The corrected birth-rates for both sexes, live and still-births, which takes into consideration those born outside the District and those in the District not rightly recorded to the District, and also the corrected birth-rates for the last 5 years, are:—

Year.Boys.Girls.Total.Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.Illegitimate Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.
19325715271,09815.69.62
19335375201,05714.72.50
19345715551,12615.08.44
19356286391,26716.46.51
19367096941,40317.12.50