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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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SOCIAL CONDITIONS
The number of houses erected during the course of the year
was 199, which included 1 conversion into flats, 17 rebuilding of
war-destroyed houses, and 2 reinstatements of extensively damaged
houses.
| Live Births:— | Total | Male. | Female. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,664 | 897 | 767 | ||
| Illegitimate | 30 | 32 | |||
| Birth-rate—15.52 per 1,000 population. | |||||
| Still Births:— | Total | Male. | Female | ||
| Legitimate | 35 | 24 | 11 | ||
| Illegitimate | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 total births—20.43. | |||||
| Total. | Male. | Female | |||
| Deaths | 1,047 | 533 | 514 | ||
| Death-rate—9.41 per 1,000 population. | |||||
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth :—
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Total Births. | |
|---|---|---|
| From Puerperal Sepsis | 0 | 0.00 |
| From other Puerperal causes | 0 | 0.00 |
| 0 | 0.00 |
Death-rate of Infants under one year of age: —
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 26.65 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 26.44 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 32.25 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 184 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 0 |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 0 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) |