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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]
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| Bodies Admitted. | No. of Post Mortems | Number of Inquests | Deaths from Violence | Deaths from Drowning | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |||
| January | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 4 | ... |
| February | 9 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | ... | |
| March | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ... |
| April | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| May | 11 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| June | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 5 | ... |
| July | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| August | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 4 | ... |
| September | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | ... |
| October | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | ... |
| Novem ber | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ... |
| December | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ... |
| Total | 90 | 47 | 137 | 49 | 30 | 79 | 132 | 37 | 7 |
| No. of bodies admitted to await Burial 35. | |||||||||
The following List gives the Causes to which Deaths were
attributed by the Coroner or Coroner's Juries.
Syncope 22
Meningitis 1
Diphtheria 4
Pneumonia 15
Marasmus 1
Peritonitis 6
Tuberculosis 1
Convulsions 2
Gastritis 2
Stillborn 6
Apoplexy 3
Pleurisy 2
Congestion of Lungs 1
Senile Decay 1
Septicaemia 6
Bronchitis 5
Congenital Syphilis 1
Inanition 2
Inattention at Birth 5
Prematurity 1
Hemorrhage 6
ACCIDENTS:—
Fractured Pelvis 1
Fractured Skull 4
Fractured Ribs 1
Burns 9
Drowning 2
Bullet wound 1
Run over by Motor 11
Killed on Railway 2
Under Operation 1
SUICIDES:—
Drowning 5
Gas poisoning 3
Hanging 1
Poisoning 3
MURDER:—
Shooting 1