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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| LIVE BIRTHS | Males | Females | Total | EARLY NEO-NATAL DEATHS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,886 | 1,819 | 3,705 | (deaths under the age of 1 week) | Males | Females | Total |
| Illegitimate | 128 | 133 | 261 | Legitimate | 18 | 12 | 30 |
| 2,014 | 1,952 | 3,966 | Illegitimate | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| — | — | - | |||||
| Rate per 1,000 Population | Rate per 1,000 live births | 21 | 14 | 35 | |||
| Enfield (Crude) | 14.8 | Enfield | 8.9 | ||||
| Enfield (Standardised) | 15.4 | England and Wales | 10.5 | ||||
| England and Wales | 16.9 | PERINATAL DEATHS | |||||
| Illegitimate live births per cent. of total live births: | 6.6% | ||||||
| (stillbirths and deaths under the age of 1 week) | |||||||
| STILLBIRTHS | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| Legitimate | 31 | 15 | 46 | Legitimate | 49 | 27 | 76 |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 2 | 5 | Illegitimate | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 34 | 17 | 51 | 55 | 31 | 86 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths | |||||||
| TOTAL LIVE AND STILLBIRTHS | 2,048 | 1,969 | 4,017 | Enfield | 71.4 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths | England and Wales | 25.0 | |||||
| Enfield | 12.7 | MATERNAL MORTALITY (including abortion) | |||||
| England and Wales | 14.0 | ||||||
| Number of deaths | 1 | ||||||
| Rate per 1.000 live and stillbirths | |||||||
| INFANT DEATHS (deaths under the age of 1 year) | Enfield | 0.2 | |||||
| Males | Females | Total | |||||
| England and Wales | 0.2 | ||||||
| Legitimate | 32 | 21 | 53 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 4 | 3 | 7 | DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES | |||
| 36 | 24 | 60 | Males | 1,594 | |||
| Females ... | 1,630 | ||||||
| Rate per 1,000 live births | Total | 3,224 | |||||
| Enfield : Legitimate | 14.3 | ||||||
| Enfield : Illegitimate | 26.8 | Rate per 1,000 Population | |||||
| Enfield: Combined | 15.1 | Enfield (Crude) | 12.0 | ||||
| England and Wales: Combined | 18.0 | Enfield (Standardised) | 11.4 | ||||
| England and Wales | 11.9 | ||||||
| NEO-NATAL DEATHS (deaths under the age of 4 weeks) | |||||||
| DEATHS FROM CANCER (all forms) | |||||||
| Males | Females | Total | |||||
| Legitimate | 19 | 13 | 32 | Males | 378 | ||
| Illegitimate | 4 | 2 | 6 | Females | 305 | ||
| 23 | 15 | 38 | Total | 683 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 live births | Rate per 1.000 Population | ||||||
| Enfield | 9.6 | Enfield | 2.6 | ||||
| England and Wales | 12.3 | England and Wales | 2.3 | ||||
Comparability Factors
In view of the differing sex and age distribution of local populations, the General Register Office supplies factors for adjusting the
birth and death rates to enable comparisons to be made with the rates for other areas and the country as a whole. In addition, the Death
Rate Area Comparability Factor is adjusted to take account of the presence of any residential institution in the area.
The Comparability Factors for Enfield are: Births 1.04, Deaths 0.95.
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