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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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The following is an analysis of non-pulmonary tuberculosis
cases notified during 1955:-
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bones and Joints | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Genito-urinary system | 2 | - | 2 |
| Central nervous system | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other sites | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Details | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mal e | Female | Male | Female | ||
| Number on Register at 1st January, 1955 | 843 | 696 | 77 | 94 | 1,710 |
| New cases notified during 1955 | 62 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 144 |
| Transfer into Tottenham | 23 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 52 |
| Return to District | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Restored to Register | -- | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 931 | 787 | 88 | 107 | 1,913 | |
| Cases removed from Register: | |||||
| Deaths of cases on register | 23 | 5 | - | 1 | 29 |
| Transfer out of Tottenham | 22 | 28 | -- | 3 | 53 |
| Recovered | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Lost sight of | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 48 | 34 | - | 6 | 888 | |
| Number on Register at 31st December, 1955 | 883 | 753 | 88 | 101 | 1,825 |
Ward Distribution of Cases of Tuberculosis on the Register
at 31st December, 1955
| Ward | Estimated Population | Male | Female | Total | Rate per 1,000 popula- 1ation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | ||||
| White Hart Lane | 11,628 | 117 | 10 | 112 | 8 | 247 | 21. 2 |
| Park | 11, 551 | 81 | 14 | 87 | 13 | 195 | 16.9 |
| Coleraine | 11,705 | 69 | 7 | 68 | 6 | 150 | 12. 8 |
| West Green | 11, 186 | 70 | 3 | 65 | 12 | 150 | 13.4 |
| Bruce Grove & Central | 11,046 | 74 | 6 | 45 | 6 | 131 | 11.9 |
| High Cross & Stoneleigh | 11, 10 2 | 88 | 14 | 60 | 10 | 172 | 15. 5 |
| Green Lanes | 10,833 | 74 | 7 | 71 | 7 | 159 | 14.7 |
| Chestnuts | 11, 256 | 74 | 6 | 68 | 10 | 158 | 14.0 |
| Seven Sisters | 10,417 | 77 | 8 | 61 | 7 | 153 | 14. 7 |
| Town Hall | 10,686 | 73 | 8 | 68 | 13 | 162 | 15. 2 |
| Stamford Hill | 10,690 | 86 | 5 | 48 | 9 | 148 | 13.9 |
| Total | 122, 100 | 883 | 88 | 753 | 101 | 1,825 | 14.9 |
NOTE: To obtain the estimated population for each ward, the
Registrar-General's estimate for the Borough has been
divided in the same proportions as number of persons
on the Register of Electors for each ward.