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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 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]

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various forms caused fatal results in 164 instances. Deaths
from malignant disease numbered 130, 71 of these occurring
between the ages of 55 and 75. The deaths of 153 persons
were registered as resulting from heart disease. Diseases
of the respiratory organs, excluding Consumption, caused
£21 deaths. Diseases of the gastro intestinal tract, exclusive
of malignant disease, caused 110 deaths.
L.G.B. Table III sets out fully the numbers of deaths
in each age group, with their causes:

Table: Quarterly Return of Deaths for the different Wards(1913).

Quarterly Return of Deaths for the different Wards(1913).

Harrin gayWest GreenSt. Ann'sHigh CrossMiddleLowerTotal
March6154109808979473
June573677456271348
September414096597368377
December444093308681423
2031703752643102991621
Table showing Infantile Deaths for every Quarter of 1913 in Wards.
HarringayWest GreenSt. Ann'sHigh CrossMiddleLowerTotal
March11102913221499
June97229141172
September432510171978
December851416252290
322590487866339