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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 1925
[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 | Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths, whether of "Residents" or "non-Residents" in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and ander 25. | 25 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 55. | 55 and under 65. | 65 and under 75.1 | 75 and under 85. | 85 and upwards. | Harringay. | SVest Green. | St. Ann*8. | High Cross. | Middle. | Lower. | ||
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ||||
| Enteric Fever | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Searlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Whooping Cough | 19 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | ||
| Diphtheria | 9 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | |
| Influenza | 26 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | |||||
| 4, | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | i | ||||||||||||
| Erysipelas ........ ■piifViioia (Pnlmnnarv Tuboroiilosis). . | 112 | _ | 1 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 11 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 3 | |||
| I llvlllblo UllltUUiU -L UUC1 • ■ | x | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 8 19 | i x | i x | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | _ | _ | — | _ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 198 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 61 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 42 | ||||
| Cancer, malignant disease | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| Rheumatic Fever | x | 2 | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Meningitis | u 296 | x | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 91 | 78 | 25 | 39 | 42 | 61 | 45 | 55 | 23 | |||
| Heart Disease | Q | 2 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 42 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 32 | 26 | 36 | 19 | ||||||
| Bronchitis ........ | 151 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 103 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 0 i | x | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 18 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | 3 | _ | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis A TvnAn i/>it ic ft n r\ 'i'l'Ttll 1 if 1Q | 16 | _ | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | _2 | — | _2 | 4 | ||||
| Appendicitis ana jLypiiiiojs | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| ^TftnKfif ia o n/1 iirllf 'a T11QPJ1QO | 31 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| is epnritis aiiu jDrigiiv s i/iseosc Puerperal Fever • • | - | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 6 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Congenital Debility, Malformation, and Premature Birth ........ | 74 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 6 | 11 | 6 | 16 xx | 11 5 | 16 4 | 3 14 | |||||||
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 38 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | D | o | 2 | ||||||
| Suicide | 20 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis Other Defined Diseases | 413 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 46 | 68 | 91 | 92 | 36 | 69 | 44 | 63 | 79 | 85 | 73 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ~~ | 2 | r | 9 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 150 | 31 | 44 | 50 | 64 | 80 | 116 | 165 | 223 | 330 | 263 | 80 | 220 | 193 | 309 | 290 | 298 | |||