London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Tottenham 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]
This page requires JavaScript
23
DEATHS.
The death rate for 1913 was 11.1 per 1,000, the lowest
death rate since 1903.
The total number of deaths amounted to 1,621.
1,428 deaths were registered in the District. From
that number 262 is deducted, being the number of
"non-residents" dying in Tottenham, and 455 is added, the
number of "residents" who have died outside the district.
Of the total number, 813 were males and 808 females.
The following table gives the sex and age distribution :—
| Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths under 1 year | 196 | 143 |
| , from 1—5 years | 72 | 78 |
| ,, ,, 5 15 ,, | 33 | 32 |
| ,, ,, 15 25 ,, | 38 | 37 |
| „ 25—65 | 291 | 274 |
| ,, 65 and upwards | 183 | 244 |
| 813 | 808 |
The corrected death rate, that is the recorded death rate
multiplied by the "factor for correction of sex and age
distribution," was 11.35.
Measles, Whooping Cough, and Diphtheria accounted
for the deaths of 66 young people. Tuberculosis in its