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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Premature Births,Congenital Malformations, etc. | 33 | 8 | 1 | - | 42 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 47 | 19 | 28 |
| Miliary Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T.B. Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Other Causes | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 87 | 41 | 46 |