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Tottenham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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One of the cases admitted to hospital was complicated by
Impetigo. The one amended case was diagnosed as acute tonsillitis
Whooping Cough
The number of notified cases during the year was 243, No deaths were attributed to the disease. Of the 34 cases admitted to hospital the diagnosis was amended in 5 instances.
| Hospital | Diagnosis confirmed & cases treated to a conclusion | Diagnosis amended | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases | Average stay in hospital (days) | Number of cases | Average stay in hospital (days) | |
| St„ Ann's General | 24 | 26.5 | 5 | 26.8 |
| Other Hospitals | 5 | 27.4 | No amendments | |
Three of the cases admitted to hospital were complicated, one
by bronchitis, one by acute bronchitis and one by chicken pox.
| These two disease groups account for a very large proportion of yearly deaths | |||||||
| I Disease of Arteries | (a) Coronary Heart Disease, Angina | ||||||
| (b) Vascular Diseases of the Nervous System | |||||||
| II Cancer | (a) Cancer of Lung | ||||||
| (d) Cancer of other sites | |||||||
| Year | Population | Death from Diseases of Arteries | Deaths from Cancer (Total) | Deaths from Cancer of lung | |||
| No. of Deaths | Rate per 1000 | No. of Deaths | Rate per 1000 | No. of Deaths | Rate per 1000 | ||
| National Figures | |||||||
| 1952 | 43 9 5 5 000 | 130,817 | 3.0 | 87,642 | 2.0 | 14,218 | .32 |
| 1953 | 44 109. 000 | 129,820 | 2.9 | 87,924 | 2.0 | 15,132 | .34 |
| 1954 | 44. 274,000 | 140,043 | 3.2 | 90,095 | 2.0 | 16,331 | .37 |
| 1955 | 44 441.000 | 144,749 | 3.3 | 91,339 | 2.05 | 17,272 | .39 |
| Tottenham | |||||||
| 1952 | 125, 800 | 356 | 2.8 | 277 | 2.2 | 57 | .45 |
| 1953 | 124,400 | 298 | 2.4 | 284 | 2.3 | 68 | .55 |
| 1954 | 123, 200 | 341 | 2.8 | 251 | 2.0 | 57 | .46 |
| 1955 | 122, 100 | 348 | 2.9 | 308 | 2.5 | 71 | .58 |
| 1956 | 120,700 | 361 | 3.0 | 281 | 2.3 | 85 | .70 |