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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| District | Population mid- 1955 | Birth rate per 1000 population | Death rate per 1000 population | Specific death rates per 1000 population | Infant mortality per 1000 live births | Maternal mortality per 1000 total births (a) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude | Adjusted | Crude | Adjusted | Pulmonary tuberculosis (a) | Cancer (a) | Infant (a) | Neo-natal (a) | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) |
| Acton | 66,720 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 0.16 (11) | 2.3 (151) | 20.0 (17) | 9.4 (8) | - (-) |
| Brentford & Chiswick | 58,750 | 13.4 | 12. 5 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 0.12 (7) | 2.3 (136) | 12.7 (10) | 1.02 (8) | - (-) |
| Ealing | 184,600 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 0.09 (17) | 2.0 (369) | 22.7 (52) | 15.3 (35) | 0.43 (1) |
| Edmonton | 99,200 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 0.08 (8) | 1.7 (165) | 17.5 (21) | 14.2 (17) | 1.63 (2) |
| Enfield | 109,000 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 0.13 (14) | 2.0 (223) | 19.1 (26) | 16.9 (23) | 0.72 (1) |
| Fel tham | 48,870 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 7.1 | 10.5 | 0.10(5) | 1.2 (61) | 15.3 (12) | 7.7 (6) | - (-) |
| Pinch ley | 69,860 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 10.7 | 9.5 | 0.10 (7) | 2.1 (146) | 21.3 (19) | 16.8 (15) | - (-) |
| Friern Barnet | 28,560 | 11. 1 | 11.7 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 0.14 (4) | 2.4 (69) | 25.2 (8) | 18.9 (6) | - (-) |
| Harrow | 217 100 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 0.06 (13) | 1.9 (413) | 17.1 (47) | 12.0 (33) | 0.36 (1) |
| Hayes & Harlington | 65,400 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 7.4 | 11.1 | 0.17 (11) | 1.5 (96) | 21.5 (20) | 15.0 (14) | 1.05 (1) |
| Hendon | 154,000 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 0.07 (11) | 2.1 (326) | 20.7 (40) | 16.0 (31) | 0.51 (1) |
| Heston & Isleworth | 105,500 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 0.13 (14) | 2.0 (209) | 24.1 (28) | 17.2 (20) | - (-) |
| Hornsey | 97,600 | 13.9 | 12.8 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 0.03 (3) | 2.1 (203) | 18.5 (25) | 13.3 (18) | 1.45 (2) |
| Potters Bar | 17,790 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.06 (1) | 1.5 (27) | 8.3 (2) | 4.1 (1) | - (-) |
| Ruislip & Northwood | 72,700 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 0.11 (8) | 2.0 (142) | 22.8 (21) | 18.5 (17) | - (-) |
| South all | 53,840 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 0.15 (8) | 2.0 (109) | 17.2 (12) | 10.0 (7) | - (-) |
| Southgate | 71,870 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 8.9 | 0.11 (8) | 2.3 (168) | 19.3 (15) | 11.6 (9) | - (-) |
| Staines | 42,330 | 17.3 | 16.6 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 0.09 (4) | 1.6 (67) | 19.1 (14) | 12.3 (9) | 1.32 (1) |
| Sun bury | 25,460 | 17.8 | 16.7 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 0.16 (4) | 1.5 (37) | 19.9 (9) | 17.7 (8) | - (-) |
| Tottenham | 122,100 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 0.19 (23) | 2.5 (305) | 16.5 (25) | 13.2 (20) | 0.65 (1) |
| Twickenham | 104,300 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 0.14 (15) | 2.2 (231) | 22.9 (29) | 17.4 (22) | - (-) |
| Uxbridge | 57,940 | 17.1 | 15.9 | 8.7 | 10.4 | 0.16 (9) | 1.9 (108) | 14.2 (14) | 11.1 (11) | - (-) |
| Wembley | 129,000 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 0.04 (5) | 1.8 (234) | 17.2 (24) | 14.3 (20) | 0.70 (1) |
| Willesden | 176,000 | 14.9 | 13.4 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 0.14 (25) | 2.1 (366) | 20.2(53) | 14.5 (38) | 0.37 (1) |
| Wood Green | 50,610 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 0.12 (6) | 2.1 (105) | 23.6 (14) | 16.9 (10) | - (-) |
| Yiewsley & W. Drayton | 22,900 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 0.13 (3) | 1.3 (29) | 23.2 (9) | 18.0 (7) | 2.50 (1) |
NOTES: (a) Absolute numbers are given in parenthesis in addition to rates to afford valid comparison.
(b) The interval between the maternal condition and the date of death in two cases exceeded 1 year.