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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Mortuary Table for the Year 1926.
| Bodies Admitted. | Total | No. of Post-Mortems. | No. of Inquests | Deaths from Violence | Deaths from Drowning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Male* | Females | Males | Females | Total | ||||
| January | 9 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| February | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | — |
| March | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — |
| April | 11 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 4 | — |
| May | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — |
| June | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| July | 10 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 3 | — |
| August | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| September | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — |
| October | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — |
| November | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| December | 10 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 6 | — |
| Total | 68 | 39 | 107 | 65 | 37 | 102 | 107 | 38 | 5 |
No. of bodies admitted to await Burial 42.
The following List gives the Causes to which Deaths were attributed by the Coroner or Coroner's Juries:—
| Aneurism | 1 | Inanition | 2 |
| Aorta, rupture of | 1 | Intussusception of Bowel | 1 |
| Arterio sclerosis | 1 | Marasmus | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 4 | Nephritis | 3 |
| Cancer | 3 | Pneumonia | 10 |
| Cerebral Anaemia | 1 | Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. | 2 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 9 | Mitral Stenosis | 1 |
| Convulsions | 4 | Syncope | 13 |
| Congestion of Lungs | 2 | Stillborn | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | Tetanus | 1 |
| Haemorrhage | 1 |