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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1—2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 1—3 months. | 3—6 months. | 6—9 months. | 9—12 months. | Total deaths under 1 year. | Males. | Females. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Premature Births.Con-genital Malformations, etc. | 24 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 37 | 20 | 17 |
| Miliary Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| T.B. Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Other Causes | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Totals | 26 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 78 | 44 | 34 |