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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]
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L.G.B. T able III.
TABLE OF DEATHS-during the Year 1914 in the Tottenham Urban Sanitary District, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
| Causes of Death | Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District | Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities. whether occurring in or beyond the District | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "non-Residents" in Institutions in the District | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under year | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 35 | 35 and under 45 | 45 and under 55 | 55 and under 65 | 65 and under 75 | 75 and under 85 | 85 and upwards | Harringay | West Green | St. Ann's | High Cross | Middle | Lower | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Enteric Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 8 | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| Whooping Cough | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ... |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 37 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 36 | |
| Influenza | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 149 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 1 | ... | 17 | 22 | 34 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 4 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 12 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 19 | 5 | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 125 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 16 | .. | 18 | 12 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 17 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 156 | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | 7 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 35 | 25 | 9 |
| Bronchitis | 123 | 22 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 3 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 153 | 49 | 18 | 11 | 7 | ... | 9 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 12 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 24 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ... | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 58 | 48 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 3 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Alcoholism | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 42 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | ... | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 134 | 134 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 17 | 32 | 23 | 33 | 14 | 5 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 38 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 14 | |
| Suicides | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Defined Diseases | 513 | 52 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 43 | 49 | 70 | 99 | 93 | 31 | 60 | 74 | 101 | 80 | 106 | 92 | 45 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 1695 | 349 | 71 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 98 | 136 | 166 | 203 | 234 | 175 | 48 | 199 | 204 | 379 | 293 | 320 | 300 | 232 |