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Enfield 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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It is to be noted that of the 913 deaths that occurred during
the year, 415 took place outside the District of Enfield.
Of these, 320 were Enfield residents who died in the North
Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton, and information as to these deaths
and the causes thereof is supplied to me regularly each week by the
courtesy of the Medical Officer of Health of the Urban District
Council of Edmonton.
The figure of 913 deaths assigned to Enfield represents an
increase of 108 on last year.
There were 22 more deaths from Influenza, 57 more from
Heart Disease, 5 more from Pnemuonia, 7 more from Other Digestive
Diseases, 16 more from Other Circulatory Diseases, 2 more
from Nephritis, 7 more from Cerebral Haemorrhage and 3 more
from Violence, whilst amongst the children, there were 2 more
deaths from Congenital Malformations, 6 more from Pneumonia
and 3 more from Enteritis.