Report / Board of Health, City of Edmonton, Alberta.

  • Edmonton (Alta.). Board of Health.
Date:
[1962]
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Credit: Report / Board of Health, City of Edmonton, Alberta. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SUMMARY OF STATISTICS Area of City—68.67 square miles 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 Population . . 294,967 276,018 269,314 260,733 252,131 Persons per acre of land . 8.4 7.5 7.4 8.8 8.7 Cost per capita . 1.96 1.76 1.75 1.63 1.53 School enrolment .. 66,970 61,555 57,490 53,490 50,173 Natural increase of population . 7,043 6,701 6,986 6,889 6,843 BIRTHS Total Births . 12,593 12,458 12,847 12,425 12,072 Resident Births only . 8,857 8,428 8,705 8,599 8,408 Resident rate per 1000 population . 30.02 30.4 32.3 32.9 33.3 STILLBIRTHS Total stillbirths . 142 128 142 138 109 Resident stillbirths only . 91 89 92 84 71 Resident stillbirths rate per 1000 living births . 10.3 10.5 10.5 9.8 8.4 DEATHS Total deaths . 2,652 2,536 2,552 2,460 2,313 Resident deaths only . 1.814 1,726 1,737 1,710 1,565 Resident rate per 1000 population ... 6.1 6.2 6.5 6.5 6.2 INFANT MORTALITY Total deaths under 1 year of age . 294 337 326 275 304 Resident deaths under 1 year of age . 162 200 199 168 187 Resident rate per 1000 living births . 18.3 23.7 22.8 19.5 22.2 NEONATAL DEATHS Resident deaths under 28 days . 127 147 152 130 130 Rate per 1000 living births . 14.3 17.4 17.4 15.1 15.4 MATERNAL MORTALITY Maternal deaths (Resident only) . 2 1 0 2 2 Rate per 1000 living births . .23 .11 .00 . 23 .23 MARRIAGES Marriages . 3,208 3,112 3,471 3,270 3,149 Rate per 1000 population . 10.9 11.2 12.5 12.3 12.5 REGISTERED VITAL STATISTICS BIRTHS 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 Total Births . 12,593 12,458 12,847 12,425 12,072 Resident births only . 8,857 8,428 8,705 8,599 8,408 Male . 4,507 4,348 4,518 4,389 4,339 Female . 4,350 4,080 4,187 4,210 4,069 Double Births (Resident only) . 84 80 101 82 82 Triple Births (Resident only) . 3 1 1 Resident Illegitimate births . 603 496 463 474 374 Total Illegitimate births . 869 806 788 770 647 Born in Institutions (Residents) . 8,857 8,426 8,702 8,598 8,401 Maternal Parentage Canada . . 7,063 6,764 6,898 6,645 6,436 British Isles . . 339 364 365 431 471 Europe and Asia . . 1,310 1,170 1,305 1,399 1,388 U.S.A... . 123 110 112 105 105 Other Countries ... . 22 20 25 19 8