London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| 1957 | 1958 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (c) Total | Males | 17 | 10 |
| Females | 16 | 18 | |
| Total | 33 | 28 | |
| Stillbirth rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 20.79 | 15.77 | |
| Deaths; | |||
| Males | 731 | 687 | |
| Females | 583 | 632 | |
| Total | 1,314 | 1,319 | |
| Death-rate per 1,000 estimated population | 11.02 | 11.21 | |
| Maternal Deaths | |||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0 | 0 | |
| Other puerperal causes | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | |
| Maternal Death-rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 1.183 | .563 | |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age | |||
| (a) Legitimate | Males | 23 | 14 |
| Females | 11 | 18 | |
| Total | 34 | 32 | |
| (b) Illegitimate | Males | 5 | 3 |
| Females | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 8 | 6 | |
| (c) Total Infantile Deaths | |||
| Males | 28 | 17 | |
| Females | 14 | 21 | |
| Total | 42 | 38 | |
| Infantile Death-rate per 1,000 live births | 25.33 | 21.74 | |
Comparability Factors
To enable local vital statistics to be compared with other districts or with
national figures the Registrar General issues comparability factors for correcting
crude birth and death rates. These factors make allowance for the way in which
the sex and age distribution of the local population differs from that for England
and Wales as a whole. The death rate comparability factor has been adjusted
specifically to take account of the presence of residential institutions in the area.
To compare the crude birth and death rates for Tottenham with the national
rates, Tottenham's figures must first be multiplied by the appropriate comparability
factor .98 for births and 1.07 for deaths.