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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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COMPARISON OF DEATH INCIDENCE—YEARS 1933 & 1934.
| Cause of Death. | 1933. | 1934. | Difference. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | .. |
| Measles | — | 9 | + 9 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 3 | + 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 8 | + 4 |
| Diphtheria | 12 | +2 | |
| Influenza | 6 | — 38 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargiea | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 4 | + 3 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 119 | 120 | + 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 17 | 11 | — 6 |
| Syphilis | — | 2 | + 2 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 4 | .. | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 215 | — 19 | |
| Diabetes | 10 | 14 | + 4 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 75 | 74 | — 1 |
| Heart Disease | 366 | 366 | .. |
| Aneurysm | 1 | — 3 | |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 85 | 94 | + 9 |
| Bronchitis | 66 | 109 | + 43 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 133 | 128 | — 5 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 31 | 21 | — 10 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 3 | 8 | + 5 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 24 | 7 | — 17 |
| Appendicitis | 6 | 3 | — 3 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 5 | + 3 |
| Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 5 | 3 | — 2 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 30 | 48 | + 18 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 51 | 52 | + 1 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 3 | 5 | + 2 |
| Other Puerperal Causes | 10 | 6 | — 4 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 55 | 35 | — 20 |
| Senility | 24 | 22 | — 2 |
| Suicide | 19 | 20 | |
| Other Violence | 47 | 69 | + 22 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 131 | 84 | — 47 |
| Causes Ill-defined or Unknown | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Totals | 1618 | 1572 | —177 +131 |
| = net —46 |