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Tottenham 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]

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Notes to (L.G.B.) Table III.
(a) In this tablj all deaths of "Residents" occurring
in public institutions, whether within or without the district,
are included with the other deaths in the columns for the
several age groups (columns 3-10). They are also included
c.mong the deaths in their respective " Localities " according
to the previous addresses of he deceased as given by the
Registrars. Draths of "Non-Residents" occurring in public
institutions in the district are in like manner excluded from
columns 3-10 and 11-16 of this table.
(b) All deaths occurring in public institutions situated
within the district, whether of "Residents" or of "NonResidents
" are, in addition to being dealt with as in note (a)
entered in the last column of this table.
(c) Under the heading of "Diarrhoea," are included
deaths certified as from diarrhoea, alone or in combination
with some other cause of ill-defined nature ; and also deaths
certified as from
Epidemic Enteritis ;
Zymotic Enteritis ;
Epidemic Diarrhoea, Summer Diarrhoea ;
Dysentry and Dysenteric Diarrhoea;
Gastro-Enteritis and Muco-E teritis ;
Choleraij Diarrhoea, Cholera Nostras
(in the absence of Asiatic Cholera).
Deaths from diarrhcea secondary to some other welldefined
disease are included under the latter.
Under the headings of "Cancer" and "Puerperal Fever"
are included all registered deaths from causes comprised
within these general terms.