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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Mortuary Table for the Year 1927.
| Bodies Admitted. | No. of Post Mortems | Number of Inquests | Deaths from Violence | Deaths from Drowning | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |||
| January | 5 | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| February | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ... |
| March | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ... |
| April | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | ... |
| May | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| June | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| July | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| August | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | ... |
| September | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | ... |
| October | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| November | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| December | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Total | 65 | 32 | 97 | 59 | 29 | 88 | 66 | 30 | 6 |
No. of bodies admitted to await Burial 27.
The following List gives the Causes to which Deaths were
attributed by the Coroner or Coroner s Juries:-
Aorta, rupture of 4 Inanition 2
Atheroma 3 Inattention at birth 1
Arterio sclerosis 3 Meningitis 2
Bronchitis 7 Nephritis 1
Cystitis 1 Nicotine Poisoning 1
Cancer 1 Odoema of Lungs 2
Convulsions 1 Pneumonia 7
Cerebral Haemorrhage 6 Status Lymphaticus 3
Congestion of Lungs 2 Stillborn 1
Fatty degeneration of heart 9 Valvular disease of heart 4