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Tottenham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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GENERAL STATISTICS
Area of District in Acres 3,013
Population: Census 8th April, 1951 126,921
Estimate of Registrar General of Population -
Mid-year, 1952 125,800
Pre-War Population 144,400
Approximate Number of Dwellings in District 29,277
Rateable Value of District at 1st April, 1952 £1,018,284
Sum Represented by Penny Rate at 1st April, 1952 £4,000
Live Births -
Legitimate 1,589
1,666
Illegitimate 77
Birth Rate (per 1,000 population) 13. 24
Still Births 36
Deaths 1,415
Death Bate (per 1,000 population) 11. 25
Infantile death rate (per 1,000 live births) 20. 41
Maternal death rate (per 1,000 live and still-births) 1.175
Comparability Factors -
Deaths 1.06
Births 0.93
(note: Detailed vital statistics appear on pages 64 to 76 in
the Statistical Summary).