Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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CLASSIFIED DEATHS OF TOTTENHAM RESIDENTS SHEWING AGE GROUP AND SEX DISTRIBUTION
DISEASE | Total | Under 1 year | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75 + | |||||||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
Tuberculosis, respiratory | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Tuberculosis, other | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - . | 1 |
Syphilitic disease | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other infective & parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 26 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 72 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 36 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
Malignant neoplasm, breast | 1 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 11 | - | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |
Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasm | 73 | 60 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 6 | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Diabetes | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 57 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 39 |
Coronary disease, angina | 153 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 63 | 9 | 48 | 23 | 37 | 23 | |
Hypertension, with heart disease | 4 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Other heart disease | 65 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 33 | 67 |
Other circulatory disease | 25 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 19 |
Influenza | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 |
Pneumonia | 41 | 32 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 14 |
Bronchitis | 58 | 30 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 16 |
Other diseases of respiratory system | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 2 |
Ulcer of stomach & duodenum | 12 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 |
Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 |
Nephritis & Nephrosis | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | |
Pregnancy, childbirth & abortion | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Congenital malformations | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Other defined & ill defined diseases | 60 | 57 | 21 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 6 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
All other accidents | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Suicide | 7 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
Homicide & operations of War | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 731 | 583 | 28 | 14 | 4 | - | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 237 | 116 | 214 | 155 | 214 | 261 |