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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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CLASSIFIED DEATHS OF TOTTENHAM RESIDENTS SHEWING AGE-GROUP AND SEX DISTRIBUTION
| DISEASE | TOTAL | 0-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-19 | 20-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75-84 | 85 + | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Tuberculosis respiratory | 17 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis other | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Syphilitic disease | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective & parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm of stomach | 21 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm of lungs & bronchus | 53 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm of breast | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 6 | - | 5 | - | 7 | - | 5 | - | 3 | |
| Malignant neoplasm of uterus | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 6 | - | 3 | - | 1 |
| Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasms | 72 | 62 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5 |
| Leukaemia & Aleukaemia | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Diabetes | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 37 | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 35 | 5 | 16 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 95 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 3 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 10 | - | 3 |
| Other heart diseases | 50 | 93 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 40 | 7 | 23 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 22 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | - | 12 | 3 | 5 |
| Influenza | 9 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 |
| Pueumonia | 35 | 44 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 72 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 9 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Ulcer of stomach & duodenum | 14 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | 5 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Nephritis & nephrosis | 10 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 11 | - | 4 | - | |
| Pregnancy, childbirth & abortion | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital Malformations | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other defined and ill defined diseases | 48 | 62 | 19 | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 3 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| All other accidents | 13 | 15 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Suicide | 14 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Homicide & operations of war | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 659 | 688 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 63 | 56 | 129 | 85 | 202 | 183 | 152 | 231 | 35 | 81 |