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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| DISEASE | Total | Under 1 year | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| Syphilitic disease | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Diphtheria | - | . | - | - | . | |||||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | ||||||||||||||||||
| Meningococcal infections | ||||||||||||||||||
| Acute poliomyelitis | ||||||||||||||||||
| Measles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other infective & parasitic diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 26 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
| Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 74 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | 18 | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Malignant neopoasm, uterus | - | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasms | 61 | 53 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | . | 6 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 17 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Diabetes | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 76 | 94 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 54 | |||||||||
| Coronary disease, angina | 126 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 21 | 46 | 18 | 35 | 25 | ||||||||
| Hypertension with heart disease | 8 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Other heart disease | 54 | 80 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 50 | |||||||||
| Other circulatory disease | 24 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||
| Influenza | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Pneumonia | 35 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 60 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 24 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Ulcer of stomach & duodenum | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||
| Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Nephritis & Nephrosis | 6 | 4 | l | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | |||||||||
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 3 | - | 1 | • | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Pregnancy childbirth & abortion | 2 | - | - | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Congenital malformations | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | l | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Other defined & ill defined diseases | 51 | 49 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | ||||
| Motor vehicle accidents | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| All other accidents | 16 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||
| Suicide | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Homicide & operations of War | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||||||||
| Total | 687 | 565 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 180 | 116 | 209 | 155 | 240 | 249 |