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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District (a) | Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths, whether of "Residents" or "nonResidents" in Institutions in the District. (b) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 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 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 22 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 48 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 47 |
| ] Influenza | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 124 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 21 | 34 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | — | 14 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 5 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 31 | 48 | 44 | 23 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 23 | 39 | 24 | 38 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | —_ | — |
| Meningitis | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 218 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 48 | 55 | 49 | 9 | 31 | 26 | 44 | 38 | 42 | 3/ | 27 |
| Bronchitis | 147 | 16 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 5 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 125 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 28 | 20 | 23 | 18 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 18 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alcoholism | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 30 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 88 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 6 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 52 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | — | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 25 |
| Suicide | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Other Defined Diseases | 445 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 41 | 95 | 129 | 31 | 76 | 45 | 82 | 86 | 71 | 85 | 75 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Totals | 1550 | 176 | 47 | 38 | 43 | 70 | 81 | 109 | 176 | 222 | 283 | 260 | 54 | 219 | 185 | 316 | 271 | 286 | 282 | 355 |