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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Occupations
The analysis of the employment of the adult male population which is set out below shows that Tottenham residents are predominantly employed in skilled occupations.
| Occupational Group | No. | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham | National | ||
| Professional | 548 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| Intermediate | 4,740 | 10.4 | 15.0 |
| Skilled | 28,451 | 62.6 | 52.7 |
| Partly Stilled | 5,232 | 11.5 | 16.2 |
| Unskilled | 6,510 | 14.3 | 12.8 |
Education
Owing to the drop in the number of young persons, in Tottenham the number receiving full-time education has fallen from 29,291 in 1921 to 16,813 in 1951. There is however a rise in the percentage of young persons receiving full-time education.
| Age Groups | Total Enumerated | No. attending Educational Establishments | Percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 1951 | 1921 | 1951 | 1921 | 1951 | |
| 0-4 | 13,434 | 10,125 | 167 | 492 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| 5 - 9 | 15,292 | 8,676 | 13,948 | 8,107 | 91.1 | 93. 5 |
| 10 - 14 | 15,649 | 7,361 | 13,271 | 7,129 | 84.8 | 96.8 |
| 15 ) | 1, 515) | 474) | 31.6) | |||
| 16 ) | 13,680 | ) 1,549) 6,949 | 755 | 253) 890 | 5.5 | 16.2) 12.8 |
| 17 - 19) | 3,885) | 163) | 4.2) | |||
| 20 - 24 | 12,053 | 8,762 | 117 | 136 | 1,0 | 1.5 |
| 25 plus | 76,603 | 85,056 | 33 | 59 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 146,711 | 126,929 | 29 , 291 | 16,813 | 20,0 | 13 2 |