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Enfield 1947
[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 107,920.
The number of inhabited houses at the end of 1947, according
to the Rate Books, was 28,466.
Explanatory Note:—
Definition of "Houses"—Structurally separate dwellings including
flats.
The decrease in the actual number of houses from that shown
last year, is due to the fact that only those dwellings structurally
separate are now included and those incorporated with business
premises are excluded.
The rateable value of the District is £945,604
The net product (after allowing for cost of
collection) of a penny rate is £3,860
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
The number of houses erected during the course of the year
was 568, which included 56 of the Pre-Fabricated Type, 23 conversions
into flats, 41 re-building of war destroyed houses, and
1 re-instatement of extensively damaged houses.
| Total. | Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2,239 | 1,151 | 1,088 |
| Illegitimate | 73 | 37 | 36 |
| Birth-rate—21.42 per 1,000 population. | |||
| Still Births:— | |||
| Total. | Male. | Female | |
| Legitimate | 41 | 23 | 18 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 2 | — |
| Rate per 1,000 total births—18.59. | |||
| Total. | Male. | Female. | |
| Deaths | 1,015 | 530 | 485 |
| Death-rate—9.40 per 1,000 population. Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:— | |||
| Deaths | Rate per 1,000 Total Births. | ||
| From Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | 0.43 | |
| From other Puerperal causes | 3 | 1.29 | |
| 4 | 1.73 | ||