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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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The following table gives the birth-rate, recorded death-rate and infantile deaths 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 | Still | |||
| England and Wales | 14.8 | 0.61 | 12.1 | 59.00 |
| London | 13.6 | 0.53 | 12.5 | 66.00 |
| 122 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) | 14.9 | 0.67 | 12.3 | 63.00 |
| 143 Smaller Towns | 15.0 | 0.64 | 11.5 | 55.00 |
| ENFIELD | 16.72 | 0.40 | 9.82 | 62.77 |
INFANT MORTALITY.
On page 10 of this report full details of deaths of infants under
the age of one year will be found, and a further reference on the
subject will be found under the heading "Zymotic Death-rate" on
page 44.
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.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 571 | 527 | 1,098 | 15.69 | .62 |
| 1933 | 537 | 520 | 1,057 | 14.72 | .50 |
| 1934 | 571 | 555 | 1,126 | 15.08 | .44 |
| 1935 | 628 | 639 | 1,267 | 16.46 | .51 |
| 1936 | 709 | 694 | 1,403 | 17.12 | .50 |