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 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]
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TABLE OF DEATHS—Continued.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole Districts at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all Ages). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Harringay | W. Green. | St. Ann's. | H. Cross. | Middle. | Lower. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Other tubercular diseases | 58 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 8 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 42 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Bronchitis | 121 | 39 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 33 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 122 | 36 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 24 | 18 | 31 | 21 | 17 |
| Pleurisy | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 17 | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ... |
| Alcoholism | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ||||||||||||||
| Venereal diseases | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Premature birth | 45 | 45 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Heart diseases | 126 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 12 |
| Accidents | 39 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | ... | 4 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| Suicides | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 |
| All other causes | 436 | 160 | 33 | 17 | 19 | 88 | 119 | 49 | 46 | 101 | 86 | 82 | 72 | 57 |
| All causes | 1438 | 421 | 191 | 86 | 71 | 405 | 264 | 190 | 128 | 333 | 266 | 284 | 237 | 318 |