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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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PART VIII
STATISTICAL SUMMARY.
Area of the District in acres 3,014
Pre-war Population 144,400
Registrar-General's estimate of the Civilian Population:—
Mid-year, 1948 130,000
31st December, 1948 129,800
Rateable Value £1,018,880
Sum represented by penny rate £4,166
| Registered live-births: | Total. | Males. | Females. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2,145 | 1,142 | 1,003 |
| Illegitimate | 88 | 50 | 38 |
| 2,233 | 1,192 | 1,041 |
Birth Rate (per 1,000 estimated population) 17.18
| Total. | Males. | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitmate | 50 | 26 | 24 |
| Illegitimate | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 55 | 27 | 28 |
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 24.03
Deaths— Males 745
Females 632 Total 1,377
Death rate (per 1,000 estimated population) 10.59
Deaths from Cancer—Males, 140; Females, 132 272
Deaths from Diphtheria —
Deaths from Measles -
Deaths from Whooping Cough 3
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 5
78
On completion of his '"round" the operator returns to the
depot with his load and after lunch, he proceeds back to his district
and cleans the street adjacent to the collecting area.
The following statistics cover a period of 2 years ending August 31st, 1949:—
| Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31st Aug., 1948 | 31st Aug. 1949 | |||||||
| T. | C. | Q. | Lbs. | T. | C. | Q. | Lbs. | |
| Waste Paper | 19 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Kitchen Waste | 65 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 62 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| Other Refuse | 196 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 217 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Total Tonnage | 282 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 303 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7.0% | 7.7% | |||||||
| 23.0% | 20.5% | |||||||
| Total man-hours collecting | 1,330 | 1,322 | ||||||
It will be observed that waste paper and kitchen waste represent
30 per cent. (1948) and 28 per cent. (1949) of the total refuse
collected. These two constituents are responsible for the great
bulk of the nuisance contained in household refuse when deposited
in the normal type of dustbin pending its weekly collection, kitchen
waste because of its high putrescible content and wastepaper
because of its bulk. The daily collection eliminates these objections
and the value realised from the sale of the kitchen waste and
paper entirely offsets the additional cost of the more frequent
collection, thus providing an improved service without extra cost.
Whilst it should be noted that the figures apply to the pilot
scheme only they indicate consistent results of an encouraging
nature over a long period."