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Enfield 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
Area (in acres) 12,400
POPULATION
The population as estimated by the Registrar General at the
middle of the year was 104,210.
The number of inhabited houses at the end of 1946, according
to the Rate Books, was 30,263.
The rateable value of the District is £922,581
The net product (after allowing for cost of
collection) of a penny rate is £3,675
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
The number of houses erected during the course of the year
was 393, 259 of which were of the Pre-Fabricated Type.
Live Births:—
| Total. | Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2,082 | 1,038 | 1,044 |
| Illegitimate | 92 | 53 | 39 |
| Birth-rate—20.86 per 1,000 population. | |||
| Still Births:— | |||
| Total. | Male. | Female. | |
| Legitimate | 53 | 27 | 26 |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Rate per 1,000 total births—25.11 | |||
| Total. | Male. | Female. | |
| Deaths | 1,022 | 570 | 452 |
| Death-rate—9.80 per 1,000 population. | |||
| Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:— | |||
| Rate per 1,000 | |||
| Deaths. | Total Births. | ||
| From Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | 0.44 | |
| From other Puerperal causes | 1 | 0.44 | |
| 2 | 0.89 | ||