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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 1956
[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 1956:-
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bones and Joints | - | 1 | 1 |
| Genito-urinary system | 2 | - | 2 |
| Central nervous system | - | - | - |
| Other sites | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Details | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
| Number on Register at 1st January, 1956 | 883 | 753 | 88 | 101 | 1825 |
| New cases notified during 1956 | 55 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 101 |
| Transfer into Tottenham | 33 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 57 |
| Return to District | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Restored to Register | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| 973 | 809 | 94 | 112 | 1988 | |
| Cases removed from Register | |||||
| Deaths of cases on register | 20 | 5 | - | - | 25 |
| Transfer out of Tottenham | 34 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 68 |
| Recovered | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 36 |
| Lost sight of | 1 | 4 | - | - | 5 |
| 73 | 52 | 3 | 6 | 134 | |
| Number on Register at 31st December, 1956 | 900 | 757 | 91 | 106 | 1854 |
| Ward | Estimated Population | Male | Female | Total | Rate per 1,000 population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | ||||
| White Hart Lane | 11,359 | 120 | 12 | 107 | 8 | 247 | 21.7 |
| Park | 11,341 | 77 | 15 | 90 | 15 | 197 | 17.4 |
| Coleraine | 11, 507 | 65 | 7 | 67 | 6 | 145 | 12.6 |
| West Green | 11,103 | 67 | 4 | 64 | 12 | 147 | 13.2 |
| Bruce Grove & Central | 10,893 | 66 | 5 | 47 | 6 | 124 | 11.4 |
| High Cross & Stoneleigh | 11,006 | 94 | 13 | 63 | 10 | 180 | 16.4 |
| Green Lanes | 10,678 | 81 | 6 | 69 | 8 | 164 | 15.4 |
| Chestnuts | 11,160 | 78 | 6 | 72 | 9 | 165 | 14.8 |
| Seven Sisters | 10,356 | 79 | 8 | 59 | 7 | 153 | 14.8 |
| Town Hall | 10,608 | 80 | 8 | 65 | 13 | 166 | 15.6 |
| Stamford Hill | 10,689 | 93 | 7 | 54 | 12 | 166 | 15.5 |
| Tbtal | 120,700 | 900 | 91 | 757 | 106 | 1,854 | 15.4 |
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.