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Enfield 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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It is to be noted that of the 842 deaths that occurred during
the year, 389 took place outside the District of Enfield.
Of these, 301 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 Borough of
Edmonton.
The figure of 842 deaths assigned to Enfield represents a
decrease of 71 on last year.
There were 14 less deaths from Malignant Disease; 13 less
from Bronchitis; 10 less from Heart Disease, and 11 less from
Tuberculosis than last year. On the other hand the number of
deaths of children under 1 year of age increased from 67 to 88.