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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
Leyton 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Cerebro-spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 118 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 58 | 27 | 2 | 201 | 42 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 26 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | - | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 27 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 23 | 2 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 99 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 52 | 34 | 108 | 20 |
| Bronchitis | 130 | 20 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 73 | 79 | 17 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 33 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 20 | 7 |
| Pneumonia (all other forms) | 68 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 53 | 16 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 7 | I | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 18 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 126 | 87 | 21 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 48 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Alcoholism | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | — | — | - | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 43 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 81 | 9 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and | |||||||||||
| Parturition | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 120 | 115 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 43 | 17 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 56 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 14 |
| Suicides | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Old Age | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 94 | 132 | 33 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 354 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 103 | 128 | 340 | 53 |
| Diseases Ill-defined or Unknown | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | — |
| All Causes | 1473 | 327 | 93 | 61 | 66 | 54 | 190 | 282 | 400 | 1250 | 283 |
| District Total | 1473 | ||||||||||