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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Enfield 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR
Live Births:— 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
Death rate of infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 32.43
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 33.49
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live
births Nil
The following table gives the birth-rate, death-rate, and infant mortality rate for Enfield as compared with those for England and Wales, London, 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) and 148 Smaller Towns:—
| Birth-rate | Death Rate | Infant Mortality Rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live | Still | |||
| Engand and Wales | 20.50 | 0.50 | 12.00 | 41.00 |
| London | 22.70 | 0.49 | 12.80 | 37.00 |
| 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) | 23.30 | 0.62 | 13.00 | 47.00 |
| 148 Smaller Towns | 22.20 | 0.54 | 11.90 | 36.00 |
| ENFIELD | 21.42 | 0.39 | 9.40 | 32.43 |