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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Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | - | - | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 7 | |||
Tuberculous Meningitis | 3 | 1 | – | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | – | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | – | ||||||||||
Rheumatic Fever | - | - | - | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |
Bronchitis | 1 | - | - | - | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Pneumonia (all other forms) | 5 | - | - | - | – | – | 1 | – | |||
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | - | – | – | - | - | - | – | – | – | – | – |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 67 | 46 | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | |||
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | - | - | - | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
Alcoholism | - | - | - | - | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Cirrhosis of Liver | - | - | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | - | - | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 15 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | - | - | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | ||||
Suicides | - | - | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Old Age | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
Other Defined Diseases | 34 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 33 | 3 |
Diseases Ill-defined or Unknown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
All Causes | 169 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 120 | ||||
District Total | 169 |