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The following List gives the Causes to which Deaths were
attributed by the Coroner or Coroner's Juries.
Aneurism 1
Bronchitis 2
Cancer 1
Convulsions 2
Cerebral Haemorrhage 8
Encephalitis Lethargica 1
Gastritis 1
Haemorrhage 3
Inanition 2
Inattention at Birth 1
Nephritis 1
Peritonitis 1
Pneumonia 7
Septicaemia 1
Still-Born 2
Status Lymphaticus 2
Valvular Heart Disease 1
Syncope 19
Tuberculosis 3
Ptomaine Poisoning 1
Suicides:—
Poisoning 3
Gas Poisoning 3
Hanging 1
Cut Throat 1
Drowning 4
Accidents:—
Gas Poisoning 1
Burns 3
Run over by Motor 10
Caught in Machinery 1
Fall from Cycle 4
Suffocation 2
Drowning 2
Knocked down by Cycle 1
Killed on Railway 3
NURSING ARRANGEMENTS.
General Nursing.—Notwithstanding the effort made to have established
in Tottenham a branch of the District Nursing Association, nothing
has yet been done. It is lamentable that when so much care is exercised
over mothers and children up to the school-leaving age, no agency is
available for the nursing of the aged and infirm humble folk in their own
homes. From the General Hospitals, this Department is constantly being
asked to send a nurse to the assistance of an afflicted adult; and it is
grievous constantly to have to admit that we are not in a position either
to supply the need ourselves or to give directions whereby the need can
be supplied. I respectfully suggest that the Council do not allow this
matter to rest until Tottenham is adequately equipped with a Nursing
Staff for the domiciliary treatment of those requiring expert nursing care
of illnesses other than of an infectious character.