London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Syphilis | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| General paralysis of the | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| insane, tabes dorsalis | 5 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 98 | 107 | 205 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 78 | 112 | 310 | 64 | 15 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 32 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 11 | 9 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 15 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 9 | ... |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 40 | 45 | 85 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 20 | 62 | 194 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 5 | ... |
| Heart disease | 162 | 193 | 355 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 81 | 254 | 586 | 99 | 32 | 46 | 34 | 37 | 47 | 40 | 42 | 37 | 20 | 19 | 1 |
| Aneurysm | 7 | 4 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Other circulatory diseases | 12 | 32 | 44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 36 | 63 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ... | ||
| Bronchitis | 28 | 19 | 47 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 11 | 32 | 81 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | ... | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 36 | 47 | 83 | 14 | 3 | 1 | I | 1 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 134 | 31 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Other respiratory diseases | 8 | 4 | 12 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Peptic ulcer | 11 | 3 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, etc | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | l | ... | 2 | ... |
| Appendicitis | 3 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | i | 1 | 19 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other diseases of liver, etc. | 4 | 8 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | o | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other digestive diseases | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ... | o | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Acute and chronic nephritis | 9 | 15 | 24 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 9 | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal sepsis | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other puerperal causes . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital debility, prema | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ture birth, malforma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| tions, etc. | 30 | 11 | 41 | 40 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ... | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ... |
| Senility | 4 | 11 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... |
| Suicide | 9 | 3 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other violence | 20 | 14 | 34 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 72 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Other defined causes | 47 | 46 | 93 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 22 | 146 | 39 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | ... |
| Causes ill-defined, or unknown | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 639 | 633 | 1272 | 74 | 20 | 29 | 23 | 43 | 115 | 332 | 636 | 2018 | 425 | 105 | 182 | 106 | 115 | 191 | 14!) | 133 | 120 | 98 | 69 | 4 |