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Enfield 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Table 2
Vital Statistics 1971
| LIVE BIRTHS | Males | Females | Total | EARLY NEO-NATAL DEATHS (deaths under the age of 1 week): | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,858 | 1,710 | 3,568 | Illegitimate | 116 | 144 | 260 |
| Legitimate | 15 | 11 | 26 | Illegitimate | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1,974 | 1,854 | 3,828 | 16 | 15 | 31 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 Population | Rate per 1,000 live births: | ||||||
| Enfield (Crude) | 14.4 | Enfield | 8.0 | ||||
| Enfield (Standardised) | 15.0 | England and Wales | 10.0 | ||||
| England and Wales | 16.0 | ||||||
| Enfield Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 7.0 | PERINATAL DEATHS | |||||
| (stillbirths and deaths under the age of 1 week) : | |||||||
| England and Wales Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 8.0 | Males | Females | Total | |||
| Legitimate | 33 | 28 | 61 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| STILLBIRTHS | Males | Females | Total | 39 | 34 | 73 | |
| Legitimate | 18 | 17 | 35 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| Rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths: | |||||||
| 23 | 19 | 42 | Enfield | 19.0 | |||
| England and Wales | 22.0 | ||||||
| Rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths: | |||||||
| Enfield | 11.0 | MATERNAL MORTALITY (Including abortion): | |||||
| England and Wales | 12.0 | Number of deaths | 1 | ||||
| Rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths: Enfield | 0.3 | ||||||
| INFANT DEATHS (deaths under the age of 1 year): | |||||||
| Males | Females | Total | DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES | ||||
| Legitimate | 26 | 24 | 50 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 3 | 4 | 7 | Males | 1,593 | ||
| 29 | 28 | 57 | Females | 1,546 | |||
| Total | 3,139 | ||||||
| Rate per 1,000 live births: | Rate per 1,000 population: | ||||||
| Enfield: Legitimate | 14.0 | ||||||
| Enfield: Illegitimate | 27.0 | Enfield (Crude) | 11.8 | ||||
| Enfield: Combined | 14.9 | Enfield (Standardised) | 11.2 | ||||
| England and Wales: Combined | 18.0 | England and Wales | 11.6 | ||||
| NEO—NATAL DEATHS (deaths under the age of 4 weeks) : | DEATHS FROM CANCER (all forms): | ||||||
| Males | Females | Total | Males | 376 | |||
| Legitimate | 17 | 16 | 33 | Females | 352 | ||
| Illegitimate | 1 | 4 | 5 | Total | 728 | ||
| 18 | 20 | 38 | |||||
| Rate per 1,000 live births: | Rate per 1,000 population: | ||||||
| Enfield | 10.0 | Enfield | 2.7 | ||||
| England and Wales | 12.0 | ||||||
Comparability Factors
In view of the differing age and sex 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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