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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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CERTAIN VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1959
| District | Estimated population mid-1959 | Live birth rate per 1000 population | Death rate per 1000 population | Specific death rates per 1000 population | Infant mortality per 1000 live births | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude | Adjusted | Crude | Adjusted | Coronary disease, angina (a) | Cancer (a) | Infant (a) | Neo-natal (a) | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | ||||
| Acton | 64,800 | 16.0 | 15.2 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 2.1 | (134) | 2.1 | (136) | 19.2 | (20) | 17.3 | (18) |
| Brentford and Chiswick | 56,970 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.8 | (104) | 2.1 | (121) | 27.1 | (22) | 22.2 | (18) |
| Ealing | 182,700 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 1.9 | (341) | 2.2 | (393) | 16.7 | (45) | 12.6 | (34) |
| Edmonton | 94,420 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 1.6 | (152) | 2.4 | (231) | 23.3 | (30) | 20.2 | (26) |
| Enfield | 109,700 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 1.5 | (167) | 2.1 | (227) | 19.7 | (29) | 14.2 | (21) |
| Feltham | 51,750 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 8.6 | 13.5 | 1.3 | (69) | 1.4 | (71) | 24.8 | (20) | 19.9 | (16) |
| Finchley | 68,920 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 2.0 | (136) | 2.4 | (164) | 20.4 | (19) | 13.9 | (13) |
| Friem Barnet | 28,660 | 12.0 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 10.5 | 2.0 | (57) | 2.3 | (66) | 43.6 | (15) | 40.7 | (14) |
| Harrow | 213,700 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 1.8 | (379) | 2.1 | (444) | 15.0 | (44) | 11 6 | (34) |
| Hayes and Harlington | 68,670 | 16.2 | 15.2 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 1.5 | (104) | 1.8 | (122) | 18.0 | (20) | 14 4 | (16) |
| Hendon | 151,500 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 1.9 | (286) | 2.3 | (347) | 19.3 | (38) | 16.3 | (32) |
| Heston andlsleworth | 105,000 | 12.1 | 12 1 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 1.7 | (181) | 2.2 | (227) | 16.5 | (21) | 14.1 | (18) |
| Hornsey | 96,430 | 18.0 | 16.7 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 2.4 | (227) | 2.3 | (225) | 24.8 | (43) | 21.4 | (37) |
| Potters Bar | 22,750 | 16.0 | 14.2 | 8.8 | 12.2 | 1.6 | (37) | 1 5 | (34) | 19.3 | (7) | 8,3 | (3) |
| Ruislip and Northwood | 75,330 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 1.4 | (106) | 19 | (143) | 16.8 | (17) | 12 9 | (13) |
| Southall | 52,900 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 2.2 | (114) | 2.1 | (113) | 22 9 | (17) | 17.5 | <13) |
| Southgate | 70,680 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 10.9 | 2.5 | (177) | 3.0 | (211) | 15.3 | (13) | 12 9 | (11) |
| Staines | 47,910 | 18.7 | 17.2 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 1.7 | (82) | 2.0 | (97) | 15.7 | (14) | 13.4 | (12) |
| Sunbury | 29,710 | 19.4 | 17.3 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 1.3 | (38) | 2.3 | (68) | 17.3 | (10) | 12.1 | (7) |
| Twickenham | 103,600 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 2.3 | (237) | 2.2 | (229) | 16.8 | (23) | 12,4 | (17) |
| Uxbndge | 63,730 | 16.7 | 15.0 | 9.1 | 11.7 | 1.5 | (93) | 1.7 | (110) | 19 7 | (21) | 19,7 | (21) |
| Wembley | 126,300 | 12. 6 | 12.7 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 1.9 | (237) | 2.2 | (278) | 14.4 | (23) | 13.2 | (21) |
| Willesden | 172,800 | 19.6 | 18.2 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 1.8 | (303) | 2.4 | (420) | 19.5 | (66) | 14.5 | (49) |
| Wood Green | 48,520 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 2.1 | (104) | 2.9 | (141) | 20.5 | (14) | 14,7 | (10) |
| Yiewsley and West Drayton | 23,450 | 18.8 | 16.9 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 1.4 | (34) | 1.7 | (41) | 18.1 | (8) | 13.6 | (6) |
| COUNTY (1959) | 2,247,000 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 1.8 (4126) | 2.2 (4939) | 19.4 (641) | 15.5 (514) | ||||
| England and Wales (1959) | 45,386,000 | 16.5 | 11.6 | N/A | 2.1(97116) | 22.0(16471) | 15.8(11881) | ||||||
| NOTE (a) Absolute numbers are given in parenthesis in addition to rates to afford valid comparison. | |||||||||||||