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 1893
Report of the health of Tottenham for the year 1893
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| Week ending | Jan. 7 th. | Jan. 14th. | Jan. 21st. | Jan. 28th. | Feb. 4th. | Feb. 11th. | Feb 18th | Feb 25th | Mar 4th. | Mar 11th | . Mar. . 18th. | Mar. 25th. | Apl. 1st. | Apl. 8th. | Apl. 15th. | Apl. 22nd. | Apl. 29th. | May 6th. | May 13th | May 20th. | May 27th. | June 3rd. | June 10th. | June 17th. | June 24th. | July 1st. | July 8th. | July 15th | July 22nd | July 29th. | Aug. 5th | Aug 12th | Aug 19th | Aug 26th | Sept 2nd. | Sept 9th. | Sept 10th | Sept 23rd | Sept 30th | Oct. 7th. | Oct. 14th | Oct 21st | Oct. 28th. | Nov. 4th. | Nov 11th | Nov. 18th. | Nov. 25th. | Dec 2nd. | Dec. 9th. | Dec 16th | Dec 23rd | Dec 30th | TOTAL. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 57 | 54 | 56 | 50 | 56 | 52 | 59 | 55 | 33 | 62 | 66 | 48 | 58 | 45 | 52 | 46 | 29 | 52 | 52 | 40 | 45 | 54 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 41 | 65 | 48 | 50 | 56 | 44 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 48 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 45 | 48 | 44 | 63 | 51 | 43 | 41 | 51 | 41 | 46 | 56 | 45 | 50 | 2580 |
| Total Deaths | 21 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 33 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 3 1 | 32 | 27 | 36 | 32 | 41 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 35 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 32 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 34 | 34 | 1429 |
| 0 to 20 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 838 |
| 20 to 40 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | 146 |
| 40 to 60 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 188 |
| 60 to 80 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 208 |
| 60 and upwards | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 49 | |
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| Under 1 year | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 379 |
| 1 to 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 300 |
| 5 to 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 159 | |
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 12 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ... | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 145 |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 50 | |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ••• | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 17 |
| Fever | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 17 |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | I | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61 |
| Total Deaths from Zymotic Diseases | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 303 |
| Dis. of Kesp. System | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ... | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 260 |
| Phthisis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 67 |
| Dis. of Circry. System | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 51 |
| Violent Deaths | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | . . . | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 33 |
| Deaths in Public Institutions | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | ... | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 243 |
| Annual Death Rate per 1000 from all Causes 16.3 „ Zymotic Diseases 2 2. W. TYNOALE WATSON, M.D. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||