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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 1949

[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, 1949 130,040
31st December, 1949 129,630
Total Population 130,140
Rateable Value £1,009,477
Sum represented by penny rate £4,016

Table: Births and Deaths.

Births and Deaths.

Registered live-birthsTotal.Males.Females.
Legitimate1,914987927
Illegitimate956035
2,0091,047962

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Birth Rate (per 1,000 estimated population) 15. 5

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Stillbirths:Total.Males.Females
Legitimate361620
Illegitimate——
361620

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Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 17.6
Deaths— Males 756
Females 684 Total 1,440
Death rate (per 1,000 estimated population) 11.07
Deaths from Cancer—Males, 122; Females, 142 264
Deaths from Diphtheria -
Deaths from Measles -
Deaths from Whooping Cough —
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 1