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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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Mortuary Table for the Year 1925.
| Bodies Admitted. | No. of Post-Morteros. | No. of Inquests | Deaths from Violence | Deaths from Drowning | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Males | Femal ee | Total | Male; | Females | Total | |||
| January | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| February | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — |
| March | 2 | 7 | 9 | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | — |
| April | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| May | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — |
| June | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — |
| July | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — |
| August | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| September | 8 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | — | 1 |
| October | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | — |
| November | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| December | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 3 | — |
| Total | 62 | 51 | 113 | 47 | 44 | 91 | 113 | 39 | 5 |
No. of bodies admitted to await Burial 37.
The following List gives the Causes to which Deaths were attributed by the Coroner or Coroner's Juries:—
| Aneurism | 1 | Syphilis | 1 |
| Aorta, rupture of | 8 | Tumour on Kidney | .1 |
| Arteriosclerosis | 1 | ||
| Bronchitis | 5 | Poisoning | 3 |
| Cancer | 1 | Gas Poisoning | 7 |
| Convulsions | 3 | Hanging | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 9 | Cut Throat | 5 |
| Congestion of Lungs | 1 | Drowning | 3 |
| Gastric Ulcer | 1 | Killed on Railway | 1 |
| Haemorrhage | 3 | ||
| Inanition | 1 | Burns | 1 |
| Inattention at Birth | 4 | Run over by Motor | 10 |
| Marasmus | 3 | Run over by Tramcar | 1 |