London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Tottenham 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Epitomised, it will be seen that—
The total number of deaths registered in Tottenham was 833
Number of Non-residents dying in the district 189
644
Deaths of residents occurring in the district 644
,, ,, ,, elsewhere 812
Deaths of residents—Total 1,456
Deaths of children under 1 year occurring in the district 44
,, ,, ,, ,, outside the district 64
Total of deaths under 1 year 108
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 54.8
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 54.4
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 64.9
Total deaths distributed according to age groups:—
Deaths under 1 year 108
Deaths from 1 to 5 years 25
Deaths from 5 to 15 years 43
Deaths from 15 to 25 years 67
Deaths from 25 to 65 years 553
Deaths, 65 and upwards 660
The excess of births over deaths, or natural increase of population,
was 513.
The death-rate equalled 9.7 per 1,000 of the population.
Deaths from puerperal causes:—
Rate per 1,000
Deaths. total (live and
still) births.
Puerperal sepsis 1 0.5
Other pueperal causes 5 2.4
Total 6 2.9