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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
Edmonton 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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SUMMARY.
Area 3,894 acres, including 31 of water
Census Population, April, 1911(revised) 64,797
Estimated Nett Population, June 30th, 1912 65,084
Number of Inhabited Houses and (or) Tenements (Census, 1911) 12,491
Average Number of Inhabitants per house or tenement (Census, 1911) 5.00
(excluding institutions)
Density of Population per Acre of Land, 1912 17.4
Rateable Value, October, 1912 £226,662
Assessable Value, October, 1912 £211,274
General District Rate, for year ending September, 1912 4s. 8d. in the £
Poor Rate, for year ending September, 1912 5s. 4d. in the £
A Penny Rate produces about £836
VITAL STATISTICS.
Birth-rate per 1,000 living 27.12
Gross or Registered Death-rate per 1,000 living 16.76
Nett Death-rate per 1,000 living 10.23
Corrected Nett Death-rate per 1,000 living 10.96
Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births registered 84.42
Zymotic Death-rate per 1,000 living 1.08
HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION.
For Fever Cases Enfield and Edmonton Joint Isolation Hospital.
For Smallpox South Mimms Smallpox Hospital.
For contingencies Claverings Farm, Edmonton.
Electricity North Metropolitan Electric Power Supply Co., Ltd.
Water Supply New River District, Metropolitan Water Board.
Gas Supply Tottenham and Edmonton Gaslight and Coke Co.
Sewerage Separate System.
Sewage Disposal Broad Irrigation