London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| Bodies Admitted. | No. of Post Mortems | Number of Inquests | Deaths from Violence | Deaths from Drowning | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |||
| January | 14 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 1 |
| February | 11 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| March | 8 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| April | 11 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
| May | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| June | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| July | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| August | 13 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 2 |
| September | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| November | 10 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 13 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 118 | 81 | 199 | 82 | 70 | 152 | 182 | 20 | 9 |
The following List gives the Causes to which Deaths were
attributed by the Coroner's Juries.
Syncope 44
Diphtheria 3
Pneumonia 30
Marasmus 1
Peritonitis 1
Malnutrition 1
Tuberculosis 2
Phthisis 3
Bronchitis 6
Meningitis 4
Scarlet Fever 2
Appendicitis 1
Cancer on Stomach 1
Convulsions 6
Gastritis 2
Suffocation 4
Stillborn 6
Apoplexy 2
Inattention 7
Prematurity 5
Ruptured Aorta 6
Hœmorrhage 13
Unknown 15
ACCIDENTS:-
Fractured Spine 1
Fractured Skull 3
Scalding 2
Burns 7
SUICIDES :-
Drowning 9
Poisoning 3
Hanging 4
Cut Throat 2
On Railway 1
Gas Poisoning 1