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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 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.

EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.

Live Births:—TotalMale.Female.
Legitimate1,305660645
Illegitimate492623
Birth-rate—12.38 per 1,000 population.
Still Births:—Total.Male.Female.
Legitimate19127
Illegitimate1—1
Rate per 1,000 total births—14.55.
Total.Male.Female.
Deaths1,155562593
Death-rate—10.56 per 1,000 population.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:—
Deaths.Rate per 1,000 Total Births.
From Puerperal Sepsis—0.00
From other Puerperal causes–0.00
–0.00
Death-rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births17.72
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births17.62
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births20.40
Deaths from Cancer (all forms)230
Deaths from Cancer (Lungs and Bronchus)35
Deaths from Tuberculosis (Respiratory)11
Deaths from Tuberculosis (Other forms)1