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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
Haringey 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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| DISEASE | Total | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | 1 - 4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 and over | ||||||||||||
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| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 6 | 2 | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| Tuberculosis, other | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic disease | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic disease | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 46 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 176 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 13 | 2 | 65 | 9 | 57 | 11 | 40 | 5 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 10 | - | 19 | - | 20 | - | 19 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | 9 | - | 11 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 147 | 166 | - | - | - | - | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 32 | 45 | 46 | 41 | 59 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 10 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Diabetes | 11 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Vascular Lesions of the nervous system | 128 | 207 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 48 | 70 | 138 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 337 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | 4 | 39 | 6 | 99 | 31 | 107 | 73 | 84 | 1 56 |
| Hypertension, with heart disease | 12 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| Other heart diseases | 69 | 143 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 108 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 58 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 57 |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 75 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 69 |
| Bronchitis | 108 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 39 | 8 | 44 | 25 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Ulcer of stomach & duodenum | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | 4 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Nephritis & nephrosis | 8 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — |
| Pregnancy, childbirth & abortion | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Other defined & ill defined diseases | 84 | 114 | 28 | 25 | - | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | - | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 42 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 14 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| All other accidents | 25 | 29 | — | — | 1 | — | - | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| Suicide | 16 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Homicide & Operations of War | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| TOTAL | 1,391 | 1,414 | 38 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 37 | 25 | 105 | 69 | 327 | 173 | 384 | 317 | 456 | 755 |