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 Wood Green]
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All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | |
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Enteric Fever | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diphtheria and Croup | 9 | - | - | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
Influenza | 66 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 9 |
Erysipelas | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 32 | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 3 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 56 | - | - | — | — | — | 3 | 31 | 22 |
Rhumatic Fever | 2 | - | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | - |
Meningitis | 7 | 7 | - | — | — | — | — | - | - |
Organic Heart Disease | 54 | - | — | - | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
Bronchitis | 55 | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | 2 | 10 | 41 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 30 | - | 1 | - | — | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 6 | - | - | - | — | — | - | 2 | 4 |
Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years) | 2 | 2 | — | - | - | — | — | — | — |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Alcoholism | - | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 13 | - | - | — | - | 1 | — | 6 | 6 |
Puerperal Fever | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
Parturition, apart from Puerperal Fever | 1 | - | - | - | — | - | 1 | - | — |
Congenital Delility, etc. | 20 | 29 | — | — | — | - | — | — | - |
Violence, apart from Suicide | 13 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Suicide | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | — |
Other Defined Diseases | 143 | 6 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 39 | 84 |
Causes Ill-defined or Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Totals | 544 | 51 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 92 | 133 | 204 |