London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Area of the District in acres | 3,014 | ||
| Pre-War Population | 144,400 | ||
| Registrar-General's estimate of the Civilian Population Mid-year 1945 | 110,600 | ||
| Rateable Value | £974,781 | ||
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £3,834 | ||
| Registered live births:— | Total. | Males. | Females. |
| Legitimate | 1,842 | 932 | 910 |
| Illegitimate | 146 | 79 | 67 |
| 1,988 | 1,011 | 977 | |
| Birth Rate (per 1,000 estimated population) | 17.97 | ||
| Total. | Males. | Females. | |
| Legitimate | 29 | 18 | 11 |
| Illegitimate | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | 20 | 14 | |
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 16.81
Deaths Males 692
Females 679 Total 1,371
Death Rate (per 1,000 estimated population) 12.40
Deaths from Cancer—Males 106: Females 107 213
Deaths from Diphtheria 3
Deaths from Measles 2
Deaths from Whooping Cough 1
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 8