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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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The following list shows the increase or decrease in the number of deaths from the various causes in 1935 as compared with 1934:—
| Decrease. | Increase. | |
|---|---|---|
| — | + | |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | |
| Measles | 13 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | - |
| Diphtheria | 3 | - |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | - | 1 |
| Diabetes | 2 | - |
| General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | - | 2 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 20 | - |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 15 | |
| Heart disease | 49 | |
| Aneurism | 3 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | 5 | - |
| Bronchitis | 3 | - |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 16 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | 7 | - |
| Peptic Ulcer | 3 | - |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 1 | |
| Appendicitis | 5 | - |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | |
| Other diseases of Liver, etc. | - | 5 |
| Other Digestive diseases | 6 | |
| Other Puerperal causes | - | 2 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 1 | - |
| Suicide | 4 | |
| Other Violence | 9 | - |
| Other defined causes | 4 | |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 19 | |
| Senility | 21 | - |
| 160 | 68 | |
| 92 |