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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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COMPARISON OF DEATH INCIDENCE—YEARS 1934 & 1935.
| Cause of Death. | 1934. | 1935. | Difference. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - | .. |
| Measles | 9 | 2 | - 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 5 | - 3 |
| Diphtheria | 12 | 14 | + 2 |
| Influenza | 6 | 6 | .. |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 4 | + 3 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 4 | 1 | - 3 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 120 | 114 | - 6 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 11 | 9 | - 2 |
| Syphilis | 2 | 1 | - 1 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 4 | 11 | + 7 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 215 | 211 | - 4 |
| Diabetes | 14 | 6 | - 8 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 74 | 68 | - 6 |
| Heart Disease | 366 | 383 | + 17 |
| Aneurysm | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 94 | 64 | - 30 |
| Bronchitis | 109 | 85 | - 24 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 128 | 119 | - 9 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 21 | 20 | - 1 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 8 | 15 | + 7 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 7 | 20 | + 13 |
| Appendicitis | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | 3 | - 2 |
| Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 3 | 4 | + 1 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 48 | 27 | - 21 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 52 | 51 | - 1 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 5 | 1 | - 4 |
| Other Puerperal Causes | 6 | 5 | - 1 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 35 | 47 | + 12 |
| Senility | 22 | 16 | - 6 |
| Suicide | 20 | 17 | - 3 |
| Other Violence | 69 | 38 | - 31 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 84 | 80 | - 4 |
| Causes Ill-defined or Unknown | 3 | 2 | - 1 |
| 1572 | 1456 | -178 + 62 =net -116 |