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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| 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+ | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | 16 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Syphilitic disease | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infection | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective & parasitic diseases | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm of stomach | 27 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | - | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm of lung, bronchus | 61 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 7 | - | 1 | - | |
| Malignant neoplasm of breast | 1 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | 6 | 6 | - | 9 | - | - | 1 | ||
| Malignant neoplasm of uterus | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | |
| Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasns | 74 | 73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 2 |
| Leukaemia & Aleukaemia | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Diabetes | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 |
| Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 65 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 28 | 4 | 11 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 124 | 82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 19 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 9 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 15 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | l | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 4 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Other heart diseases | 53 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 6 | 28 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 23 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Influenza | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Pneumonia | 35 | 31 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 92 | 50 | -- | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 38 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Ulcer of stomach & duodenum | 16 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Nephritis & Nephrosis | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | |
| Pregnancy, childbirth & abortion | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cbngenital malformations | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other defined & ill defined diseases | 32 | 61 | 7 | 11 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 10 | - | 10 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 9 | 2 | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| All other accidents | 9 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Suicide | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Homicide | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 701 | 630 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 10 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 73 | 49 | 132 | 82 | 232 | 172 | 176 | 197 | 37 | 88 |