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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| No. | CAUSE OF DEATH. | Total. | Males | Femalesc | Ages. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 60 | 60 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and up-wards. | |||||
| (3) Other diseases included under 162 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 163 | Lack of care | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 164 | XIII. Old Age | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Senile dementia | 2 | - | -_ | -_ | -_ | -_ | - | - | - | - | -_ | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||
| (2) Other forms of senile decay | 67 | 24 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 19 | ||
| 165-203 | XIV. External Causes. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 165-174 | Suicide. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 165-166 | By solid or liquid poisons and | ||||||||||||||||||
| corrosive substances | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 167 | By poisonous gas | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| 169 | By drowning | 1 | _ | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 171 | By cutting or piercing instru | ||||||||||||||||||
| ments | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 173 | By crushing | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 175-196 | Violent Deaths, Excluding | ||||||||||||||||||
| Suicide and Homicide. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 178 | Conflagration | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 179 | Burns (conflagration ex | ||||||||||||||||||
| cepted) | 3 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 182 | Accidental drowning | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 185 | By fall | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| 187 | By machinery | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 188 | By other forms of crushing | ||||||||||||||||||
| (vehicles, railways, etc. | 18 | 16 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | __ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 197-199 | Homicide. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 198 | By cutting or piercing instru | ||||||||||||||||||
| ments | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 199 | By other means | 1 | _ | ||||||||||||||||
| 201 | Fracture (cause not specified | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 204-205 | XV. Ill-Defined Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||
| (2) Other ill-defined causes | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| (3) Cause not specified | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Totals | 1596 | 823 | 773 | 150 | 31 | 44 | 26 | 24 | | 33 | 31 | [ 80 | 116 | 165 | 98 | 125 | 330 | 263 | 80 | |