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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Table of Deaths during the Year 1940 in the Borough of Tottenham, classified according to Diseases.
| Cause of Death | Males | Females | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid & paratyphoid fevers. | - | 1 | 1 |
| Measles. | - | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | _ | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | - | 1 | 1 |
| Influenza | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory | 66 | 38 | 104 |
| System | |||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Syphilis | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane | - | - | — |
| Tabes Dorsalis | |||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 114 | 111 | 225 |
| Diabetes | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 43 | 63 | 106 |
| Heart Disease | 214 | 241 | 455 |
| Aneurysm | - | - | - |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 18 | 20 | 38 |
| Bronchitis | 74 | 68 | 142 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 56 | 59 | 115 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 21 | 7 | 28 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Appendicitis | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | - | - | |
| Other Puerperal Causes | — | 4 | 4 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature | |||
| Birth, Malformations. | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| Road traffic accidents | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| Other violent causes | 92 | 102 | 194 |
| Suicide | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| All other causes | 44 | 35 | 79 |
| 858 | 845 | 1,703 |
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