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Enfield 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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9
BIRTHS
The actual number of births registered in the District was as
follows:—
Males. Females. Total.
600 612 1,212
including 17 male and 16 female illegitimate births. In addition
11 male and 10 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 five 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 five years are:—

Year.Boys.Girls.Total.Birth-rate per 1.000 Population.Illegitimate Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.
19429378871,82419.190.76
19431,0179481,96520.630.83
19441,0469401,98621.410.75
19459238431,76618.651.15
19461,1201,1102,23021.390.91

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INQUESTS
Fifty-three inquests and seventy-eight P.M.s without inquests
were held on Enfield residents during the year. Out of these, 82
deaths were due to natural causes, 35 to accidental causes, 9 to
suicide, 4 to misadventure, and in 1 case an open verdict was
recorded.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES
General
During the first full post-war year of the Civil Ambulance
Service maintained by the Health Department, 3,474 patients
were conveyed to Hospitals, the total mileage undertaken by the
Ambulances being 29,774 miles.
The Service has four Ambulances, two of which are maintained
fully manned with interchangeable driver and attendant during the
24-hour period, it being possible in emergency to man the other
Ambulances by withdrawing attendants to act as drivers.
The Ambulance Service is housed at Carterhatch Depot in
temporary accommodation, no arrangements having been made
for a more permanent location in view of the complete re-organisation
of Ambulance Services envisaged in the National Health
Service Act.