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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

Tottenham 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: STATISTICAL SUMMARY, ETC.

STATISTICAL SUMMARY, ETC.

Area of the District in acres3,014
Registrar-General's estimate of civilian population, mid-year 1942110,100
Rateable Value£971,032
Sum represented by a penny rate£3,800
Births and Deaths
Registered live births:—Total.Males.Females.
Legitimate1,740869871
Illegitimate794039
1,819909910
Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated population16.52
StillbirthsTotal.Males.Females.
Legitimate402515
Illegitimate422
442717
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births23.62
DeathsMales701
Females 648Total1,349
Death Rate per 1,000 estimated population12,25
Maternal Deaths:—DeathsRate per 1,000 total (live and still) births.
Puerperal sepsis10.54
Other puerperal causes42.15
52.69

Table: Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—

Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—

All infants per 1,000 live births43.43
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births41.95
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births75.95
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) (males 116, females 113)229
,, Diphtheria3
,, Measles1
,, Whooping Cough—
,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years)8