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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 108 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 23 | 44 | 35 | 1 | 113 | 27 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 14 | ... | 108 | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | 27 | 8 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 17 | ||
| Cancer, malignant disease | 163 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 15 | 78 | 68 | 183 | 40 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 163 |
| Rheumatic fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Diabetes | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 |
| Cerebral hæmorrhage, &c. | 67 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 53 | 72 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ... | 67 |
| Heart disease | 149 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 11 | 45 | 87 | 109 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 149 | |
| Arteriosclerosis | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 27 |
| Bronchitis | 129 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 32 | 90 | 133 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 129 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 79 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 86 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 79 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 18 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 |
| Ulcer of Stomach or duodenum | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa, &c. (under 2yrs.) | 11 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 11 |
| Appendicitis and typhlitis | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | ... | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 10 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | |
| Acute & chronic nephritis | 43 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 60 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ... | 43 | |
| Puerperal sepsis | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other accidents & diseases of pregnancy & parturition | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | 55 | 53 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 55 |
| Suicide | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 |
| Other deaths from violence | 35 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ... | 2 | 1 | 35 |
| Other defined diseases | 179 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 251 | 61 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 179 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old age | 63 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 62 | 171 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 63 |
| 1228 | 106 | 19 | 15 | 25 | 60 | 154 | 329 | 520 | 1395 | 322 | 104 | 150 | 91 | 107 | 188 | 144 | 113 | 111 | 131 | 73 | 16 | 1228 | |
| Special Causes (included above) Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |