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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Birth-rates, Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality and Case-rates for Certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1953 for Tottenham compared with the Registrar-General's provisional figures based on
Quarterly Returns
| England and Wales | 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) | 160 Smaller Towns (Resident Population 25,000-50,000 at 1951 Census) | London Administrative County | Tottenham | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Home Population | |||||
| BIRTHS | |||||
| Live births | 15.5 | 17.0 | 15.7 | 17.5 | 12 54 (c) |
| Still births | 0.35 22. 4(a) | 0.43 24 8(a) | 0.34 21.4(a) | 0.38 21.0(a) | 0. 35 26.8(a) |
| DEATHS | |||||
| All causes | 11. 4 | 12. 2 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 11. 15(C) |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Tuberculosis | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.21 |
| Influenza | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Pneumonia | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.64 | 0.64 |
| NOTIFICATIONS (CORRECTED) | |||||
| Typhoid fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | - |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | - |
| Scarlet fever | 1.39 | 1.50 | 1.44 | 1.02 | 1.73 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.58 | 3.72 | 3.38 | 3.30 | 2.89 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Measles | 12.36 | 11. 27 | 12.32 | 8.09 | 8.21 |
| Pneumonia Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) | 0.84 | 0.92 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 1.02 |
| Paralytic | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
| Non-paralytic | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0. 04 |
| Pood poisoning | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.24 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 18.23(a) | 24.33(a) | 12.46(a) | 28.61(a) | 0.01(a) |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| DEATHS | |||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 26.8(b) | 30.8 | 24. 3 | 24.8 | 26. 2 |
(a) Per 1 000 Total (Live and Still) Births
(b) Per 1,000 related Live Births
(c) Corrected by comparability factors