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Tottenham 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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STATISTICAL SUMMARY.
Year ended 31st December, 1943.
Area of the District in acres 3,014
Registrar-General's estimate of the Civilian Population
Mid-year 1943 110,350
Rateable Value £976,917
Sum represented by a penny rate £3,805
Births and Deaths.
Registered live births:— Total. Males. Females.
Legitimate 1,873 968 905
Illegitimate 97 50 47
1,970 1,018 952
Birth Rate (per 1,000 estimated population) 17.85
Stillbirths Total. Males. Females.
Legitimate 69 36 33
Illegitimate 1 1 —
70 37 33
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 34.31
Deaths Males 761
Females 752 Total 1,513
Death Rate (per 1,000 estimated population) 13.71
Deaths from Cancer—Males 115: Females 117 232
Deaths from Diphtheria 4
Deaths from Measles 4
Deaths from Whooping Cough 3
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 5