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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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CLASSIFIED DEATHS OF TOTTENHAM RESIDENTS SHEWING AGE GROUB AND SEX DISTRIBUTION
| 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 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis, other | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | - | - | 1 | _ | |
| Syphilitic disease | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective & parasitic disease | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 64 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 31 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 14 | - | 6 | _ | 6 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasm | 61 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 22 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . |
| Diabetes | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 63 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 31 | 47 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 138 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 54 | 33 | 38 | 39 |
| Hypertension, with heart disease | 3 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| Other heart disease | 54 | 94 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 60 |
| Other circulatory disease | 24 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 24 |
| Influenza | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 53 | 36 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 22 |
| Bronchitis | 62 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 21 | 19 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ulcer of stomach & duodenum | 10 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 6 |
| Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 71 | - | 3 |
| Nephritis & nephrosis | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | - |
| Pregnancy, childbirth & abortion | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other defined & ill defined diseases | 54 | 63 | 17 | 12 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 19 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 9 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | 2 |
| All other accidents | 13 | 18 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | . | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Suicide | 15 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Homicide & operations of War | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 701 | 651 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 187 | 129 | 219 | 170 | 232 | 313 |