Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 3 years. | 3 and under 4 years. | 4 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 10 years. | 10 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 20 years. | 20 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years | 65 years and upwards. | |
Typhoid, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping Cough | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diphtheria | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Influenza | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | - |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
General Paralysis of Insane | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 24 | 32 |
Diabetes | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 29 |
Heart Disease | 169 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 38 | 119 |
Aneurysm | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — |
Other Circulatory Diseases | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 18 |
Bronchitis | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 11 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 39 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 25 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 4 | 4 |
Peptic Ulcer | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Appendicitis | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Other Diseases of Liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Digestive Diseases | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 |
Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
Puerperal Sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Puerperal Causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Congenital Debility, etc. | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Senility | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 13 |
Suicide | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Other Violence | 22 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Other Defined Diseases | 41 | 5 | — | 2 | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
Causes ill-defined | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Totals | 565 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 40 | 136 | 294 |