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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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INFANTILE DEATHS in Ages, Sexes and Localities, during the year 1936.
| 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. | 6—9 months. | 9—12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | Males. | Females. | Brace Grove A Central. | Chestnuts. | Coleralne. | Green Lanes. | High Crouse. | Park. | Seven Sisters. | Stamford Hill. | Town Hall. | West Green. | White Hart Lane. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Suffocation | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Injury at birth | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | - | - | - |
| Other Causes | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 100 | 58 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 12 |