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Tottenham 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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GENERAL STATISTICS.
Area of District in Acres 3,014
Population: Estimate of Registrar General of
Population—
Mid-year, 1949 (Civilian) 130,040
,, (Total) 130,140
31st December, 1949 (Civilian) 129,630
Pre-War Population 144,400
Approximate Number of Dwellings in District 30,327
Rateable Value of District £1,009,477
Sum Represented by Penny Rate £4,016
Live Births—
Legitimate 1,914]
Illegitimate 95
2,009
Birth rate (per 1,000 population) 15.45
Still Births 36
Deaths 1,440
Death rate (per 1,000 population) 11.07
Infantile death rate (per 1,000 live births) 24.89
Maternal death rate (per 1,000 live and still-births) 0.00
Comparability Factor 1.07
(Note :—Detailed Vital Statistics appear on pages 61 to 67 in the
Statistical Summary).