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 1958
[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 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Tuberculosis, other | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Syphilitic disease | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Meningococcal infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective & parasitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 27 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 66 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 16 | - | 10 | - | 5 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasm | 71 | 64 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 18 | 23 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| Diabetes | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 76 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 40 | 53 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 122 | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 48 | 34 | 38 | 47 |
| Hypertension, with heart disease | 7 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Other heart disease | 58 | 109 | - | - | • | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 77 |
| Other circulatory disease | 21 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| Influenza | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 35 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 9 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| Bronchitis | 65 | 30 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 26 | 19 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 12 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | 2 | 3 |
| Ulcer of stomach & duodenum | 14 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Nephritis & nephrosis | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| Pregnancy, childbirth & abortion | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other defined & ill defined diseases | 42 | 55 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 15 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 9 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| All other accidents | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| Suicide | 10 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Homicide & operations of War | - | - | - | - | - | ~ | — | ~ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 687 | 632 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 188 | 118 | 217 | 158 | 224 | 309 |