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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| No. | CAUSE OF DEATH. | Total | Males | Females | Ages. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 60 | 60 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and upwards | ||||||
| 70-86 | III. Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 71 | Meningitis | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 72 | Tabes dorsalis (locomotor ataxy) | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | ||
| 73 | Other diseases of the spinal cord | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 74 | Cerebral haemorrhage, apoplexy, etc. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 . Cerebral haemorrhage, so returned | 63 | 28 | 35 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 10 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 75 | Paralysis of unstated origin | |||||||||||||||||||
| (a) Hemiplegia | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | i | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 76 | General paralysis of the insane | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 77 | Other forms of insanity | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 78 | Epilepsy | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 79-80 | Convulsions (non-puerperal) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 82 | Hysteria and neuritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 83 | Cerebral softening | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 84 | Other diseases of the nervous system | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (2) Cerebral tumour | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| (3) Disseminated sclerosis | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| (4) Paralysis agitans | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| (5) Other diseases included under £4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 86 | Diseases of the ear and of the mastoid sinus | |||||||||||||||||||
| (2) Diseases of the ear | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | ||
| 87-96 | IV. Diseases of the Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 87-90 | Heart Disease. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 88 | Acute endocarditis and myocarditis | |||||||||||||||||||