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
Haringey 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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| DISEASE | Total | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 and over | ||||||||||||
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| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis, other | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilitic disease | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other infective and parasitic disease | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 34 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 15 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 174 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 15 | — | 61 | 3 | 57 | 15 | 39 | 6 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 10 | — | 20 | — | 7 | — | 18 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 8 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasm | 147 | 163 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 41 | 34 | 35 | 50 | 41 | 59 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 7 |
| Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 114 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 44 | 50 | 134 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 341 | 255 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | 39 | 10 | 98 | 27 | 94 | 65 | 101 | 153 |
| Hypertension, with heart disease | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| Other heart disease | 61 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 103 |
| Other circulatory disease | 71 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 62 |
| Influenza | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 73 | 114 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 41 | 86 |
| Bronchitis | 113 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 46 | 9 | 45 | 30 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 15 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| Ulcer of stomach & duodenum | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Nephritis & nephrosis | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Pregnancy, childbirth & abortion | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital malformations | 11 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Otherdefined & ill defined diseases | 96 | 164 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 77 |
| Motor Vehicle accidents | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| All other accidents | 24 | 26 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| Suicide | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Homicide & Operations of War | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 1,386 | 1,479 | 40 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 29 | 113 | 69 | 310 | 156 | 369 | 316 | 462 | 823 |