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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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INFANTILE DEATHS in Ages, Sexes and Localities, during the year 1935.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | 1—2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks. | 1—3 months. | 3—6 months. | l—9 months. | 9—12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | Males. | Females. | Bruce Grove & Central. | Chestnuts. | Coleraine. | Green Lanes. | High Cross. | Park. | Seven Sisters. | Stamford Hill. | Town Hall. | West Green. | White Hart Lane. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | 1- | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 1 | - | 5 | - | 6 | 7 | 3 | - | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Bronchitis | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Convulsions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Suffocation | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Injury at birth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atelectasis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Congenita] Malformations | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — |
| Premature Birth | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 28 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Other Causes | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 60 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 108 | 64 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 10 |