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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 1961
[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 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis, other | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic disease | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective & parasitic disease | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 19 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Malignant neoplasm lung bronchus | 70 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 36 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm breast | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 10 | - | 6 | - | 7 |
| Malignant neoplasm uterus | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | - | 3 | - | 1 |
| Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasm | 74 | 76 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 22 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukæmia | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Diabetes | 1 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 52 | 84 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 50 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 132 | 108 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 53 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 32 | 57 |
| Hypertension, with heart disease | 12 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Other heart disease | 64 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 64 |
| Other circulatory disease | 46 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| Influenza | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 45 | 56 | 4 | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 31 |
| Bronchitis | 77 | 28 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 36 | 19 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 15 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Ulcer of stomach & duodenum | 14 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 5 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhœa | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Nephritis & nephrosis | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - |
| Pregnancy, childbirth & abortion | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other defined & ill defined diseases | 38 | 56 | 12 | 13 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 21 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 12 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| All other accidents | 10 | 18 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Suicide | 12 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| Homicide & operations of War | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 724 | 692 | 23 | 28 | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 204 | 121 | 209 | 181 | 247 | 337 |