Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]
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Disease | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | |||||
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No. of Deaths | Rate per 1000 | No. of Deaths | Rate per 1000 | No. of Deaths | Rate per 1000 | No. of Deaths | Rate per 1000 | No. of Deaths | Rate per 1000 | |
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Scarlet Fever | 4 | 03 | 1 | .007 | 2 | .014 | 1 | .006 | 8 | .053 |
Diphtheria | 13 | .09 | 14 | .101 | 16 | .112 | 24 | .164 | 37 | .247 |
Typhoid Fever | 11 | .09 | 3 | .021 | 6 | .04 | ... | ... | 4 | .026 |
Measles | 30 | .22 | 65 | .469 | 22 | .154 | 32 | .219 | 13 | .086 |
Diarrhœa | 14 | .10 | 164 | 1.185 | 24 | .169 | 83 | .569 | 58 | .387 |
Phthisis | 74 | .55 | 139 | 1.004 | 142 | .999 | 131 | .898 | 149 | .996 |
Whooping Cough | 31 | .23 | 21 | .151 | 38 | .267 | 10 | .068 | 24 | .160 |
Puerperal Fever | 3 | .02 | 3 | .021 | 4 | .028 | 3 | .020 | 5 | .033 |
Cancer | 93 | .70 | 100 | .722 | 109 | .767 | 130 | .892 | 124 | .829 |
Year | Population of Tottenham | Death Rate from all causes | Death Rate per 1000 from 7 principal Zymotic Diseases |
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1861 | 13,875 | 19.3 | 3.4 |
1871 | 22,857 | 20.6 | 4.7 |
1881 | 46,441 | 16.9 | 2.8 |
1891 | 70,294 | 15.9 | 1.7 |
1901 | 103,243 | 14.6 | 3.7 |
1911 | 138,326 | 13.1 | 1.9 |
1914 | 149,495 | 11.3 | 2.96 |