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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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COMPARISON OF DEATH INCIDENCE—YEARS 1935 & 1930.
| Cause of Death. | 1935. | 1936. | Difference. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | 1 | +1 |
| Measles | 2 | 21 | +19 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | — | —3 |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 5 | .. |
| Diphtheria | 14 | 9 | —5 |
| Influenza | 6 | 2 | —4 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 4 | 1 | -3 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | — | -1 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 114 | 116 | +2 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 9 | 12 | +3 |
| Syphilis | 1 | 2 | +1 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 11 | 8 | -3 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 211 | 222 | +11 |
| Diabetes | 6 | 20 | +14 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 68 | 79 | +11 |
| Heart Disease | 383 | 481 | +98 |
| Aneurysm | 1 | 3 | +2 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 64 | 75 | +11 |
| Bronchitis | 85 | 103 | +18 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 119 | 117 | —2 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 20 | 18 | —2 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 15 | 10 | —5 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 20 | 14 | —6 |
| Appendicitis | 3 | 4 | +1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 4 | 3 | -1 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 27 | 32 | +5 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 51 | 45 | —8 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | 2 | +1 |
| Other Puerperal Causes | 5 | 1 | —4 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 47 | 53 | +6 |
| Senility | 16 | 13 | —3 |
| Suicide | 17 | 21 | +4 |
| Other Violence | 38 | 45 | +7 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 80 | 58 | —22 |
| Causes Ill-defined or Unknown | 2 | 1 | —1 |
| Totals | 1456 | 1600 | +215—71 |
| =net+144 |