Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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CLASSIFIED DEATHS OF TOTTENHAM RESIDENTS SHEWING AGE GROUB AND SEX DISTRIBUTION
DISEASE | Total | Under 1 year | 1- 4 | 5 - 14 | 15- 24 | 25 - 44 | 45 - 64 | 65 - 74 | 75 + | |||||||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
Tuberculosis, respiratory | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | 2 | 1 |
Tuberculosis, other | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | - | - | 1 | _ | |
Syphilitic disease | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Meningococcal infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other infective & parasitic disease | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 64 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 31 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 14 | - | 6 | _ | 6 |
Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 |
Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasm | 61 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 22 |
Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . |
Diabetes | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 63 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 31 | 47 |
Coronary disease, angina | 138 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 54 | 33 | 38 | 39 |
Hypertension, with heart disease | 3 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 6 | 2 | 14 |
Other heart disease | 54 | 94 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 60 |
Other circulatory disease | 24 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 24 |
Influenza | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 |
Pneumonia | 53 | 36 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 22 |
Bronchitis | 62 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 21 | 19 |
Other diseases of respiratory system | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
Ulcer of stomach & duodenum | 10 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 6 |
Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 71 | - | 3 |
Nephritis & nephrosis | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | - |
Pregnancy, childbirth & abortion | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Congenital malformations | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other defined & ill defined diseases | 54 | 63 | 17 | 12 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 19 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 9 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | 2 |
All other accidents | 13 | 18 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | . | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Suicide | 15 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
Homicide & operations of War | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 701 | 651 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 187 | 129 | 219 | 170 | 232 | 313 |