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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 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]

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Table: Summary of the more Important Vital Statistics for 1914.

Summary of the more Important Vital Statistics for 1914.

Area of District3,014 Acres.
Population (Registrar General's Estimate)149,495.
Density49.6 persons per acre.
Births3,896 (Birth Rate 26 0).
Deaths1,695 (Death Rate 11.3).
Infant Mortality349 Deaths under 1 year, equal to 89.5 per 1000 Births.
Zymotic Death Rate(7 principal Zymotic Diseases).0.96 per 1,000 of the Population.
Death Rate from Enteric Fever0026 „ „
Death Rate from Phthisis0996 „ „
Death Rate from Diarrhœa0.387 „ „