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 Leyton]
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Cellulitis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tuberculosis of Meninges
3
1
1
1
-
-
-
1
1
Tuberculosis of Lungs
12
—
—
—
2
10
-
16
3
Other forms of Tuberculosis
2
—
1
—
1
-
-
-
-
Alcoholism
—
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cancer
05
—
—
—
-
3
2
12
-
Premature Birth
06
6
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
Developmental Diseases
10
8
2
—
—
—
—
4
3
old Age
7
—
—
—
—
1
6
14
2
Meningitis
3
1
2
-
-
-
-
2
-
Inflammation and Softening of Brain
1
—
—
-
-
-
1
-
1
Organic Diseases of Heart
5
—
—
—
—
4
1
5
1
Acute Bronchitis
5
4
—
—
-
-
1
-
-
Chronic Bronchitis
14
—
—
—
-
4
10
13
-
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia
-
—
—
—
—
—
-
1
-
Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia
5
1
3
—
—
1
-
4
2
Diseases of Stomach
2
-
—
—
—
1
1
-
-
Obstruction of Intestines
1
1
—
-
-
-
-
1
-
Cirrhosis of Liver
—
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nephritis and Bright's Disease
4
—
-
-
-
2
2
2
-
Tumours and Other Affections of Female Genital
Organs
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition
—
—
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
Deaths by Accident or Negligence
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
6
-
Deaths by Suicide
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
Deaths from Ill-defined Causes
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
All other Causes
24
1
1
—
1
11
10
14
5
All Causes
129
26
22
3
5
39
34
107
20
District Total 129
91