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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]
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to the Tottenham area, and the measure of success accompanying it.
It is noticeable, however, that during the past year there has been less
difficulty in getting patients away to Sanatoria or other Institutions.
The notifications and mortality according to age and sex distribution were:—
| Notifications. | Mortality. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males | Females. | |
| Under 1 year | 1 | — | — | — |
| From 1 to 5 years | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| „ 5 to 15 „ | 39 | 32 | 1 | 7 |
| „ 15 to 25 „ | 64 | 48 | 12 | 14 |
| „ 25 to 45 „ | 102 | 73 | 41 | 30 |
| ,, 45 and upwards | 52 | 20 | 36 | 16 |
| 267 | 180 | 93 | 70 | |
| Organs affected:— | ||||
| Lungs | 378 | |||
| Joints | 18 | |||
| Glands | 17 | |||
| Meninges | 5 | |||
| Skin | 3 | |||
| General | 9 | |||
| Abdomen | 4 | |||
| Spine | 7 | |||
| Dual Organs:— | ||||
| Lungs and Larynx | 4 | |||
| Lungs and Peritoneum | 2 | |||
| 447 | ||||
It may not be considered inappropriate that a few comments should
be offered on this subject. Your Medical Officer has attended various
conferences where Tuberculosis was the subject of discussion. These
conferences have now been held for many years and the same arguments
are advanced for comprehensive schemes to deal with all types of
consumption and there the matter appears to end. We seem to get
no further forward. It is recognised that three months at a Sanatorium