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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| 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 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
| 5 to 15 ,, | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15 to 25 ,, | 16 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | 3 |
| 25 to 35 ,, | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | — | 1 |
| 35 to 45 ,, | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 3 |
| 45 to 55 ,, | 11 | 3 | - | — | 7 | 5 | — | — |
| 55 to 65 ,, | 8 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | - |
| 65 years and upwards | 5 | - | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 65 | 74 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 32 | 3 | 9 |
There has been no appreciable increase in the number of notifications
during the war years.
Non-pulmonary cases affecting:—
| Male. | Female. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genito-urinary system | 1 | - | 1 |
| Peritoneum | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Spine | 1 | — | 1 |
| Hip joint | 2 | — | 2 |
| Knee joint | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ankle joint | - | 2 | 2 |
| Conjunctiva | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cervical glands | .. 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Inguinal glands | 1 | — | 1 |
| 10 | 6 | 16 |