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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Dr. Davies, the Tuberculosis Officer, willingly co-operates with the Medical Officer of Health in the matter of keeping the register correct and in giving his expert opinion upon all cases referred to him.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 to 5 years | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 to 15 „ | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 to 25 „ | 13 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 to 35 „ | 18 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 1 | — |
| 35 to 45 „ | 23 | 11 | 2 | — | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 to 55 „ | 8 | 7 | — | — | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 to 65 „ | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| 65 years and upwards | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — |
| Totals | 82 | 99 | 16 | 10 | 64 | 56 | 7 | 4 |
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| Organs affected (New Cases):- | Males. | Females |
|---|---|---|
| Lung | 82 | 99 |
| Glands | — | 3 |
| Spine | 1 | 1 |
| Meninges | 5 | — |
| Peritoneum | 3 | — |
| Kidney | 1 | — |
| Hip | 2 | 1 |
| Shoulder | — | 1 |
| Leg | — | 1 |
| Neck | — | 1 |
| Ovary | — | 1 |
| Other | 4 | 1 |
| 98 | 109 |