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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | ||
| Other Puerperal Causes | 3 | ||
| Total | 4 | ||
| Maternal Death Rate (per 1,000 total live and still births) | 1.49 | ||
| Total. | Males. | Females. | |
| Legitimate | 81 | 45 | 36 |
| Illegitimate | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 88 | 50 | 38 | |
Infantile Death Rate (all infants per 1,000 live births) 34.1
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 32.8
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 61.9
The population which, in 1938, was 144,400, shows an increase
of 14,230 over the figure of 110,600 for 1945.
The birth-rate 20.67 compared with 17.97 in 1945 and 13.1 in
1938.
Registered live births totalled 2,580, compared with 1,988 in
1945, the proportion of males to females being 1,337 boys and
1,243 girls.
The infantile death-rate of 34.11 was lower than the rate for
1945—39.24.
Deaths in the first 4 weeks of life caused a neo-natal mortality of
20.93 per 1,000 live births.
The maternal death-rate was 1.499, as compared with 0.494 in
1945.
The general death rate of the whole population showed a
reduction over the previous year—11.94 compared with 12.40.