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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Number of bodies deposited, death being due to :— | |
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Natural causes | 47 |
Suicide | 7 |
Street accidents | 2 |
Other accidents | 4 |
60 |
Number of Post-mortem examinations performed 59
Number of Inquests held . . 14
In 46 instances no inquest was considered necessary in view of the post-mortem findings that death was due to natural causes. The causes of death in these cases were certified as follows :—
Coronary thrombosis | 6 |
„ occlusion | 10 |
,, atheroma | 1 |
Aortic insufficiency | 2 |
Myocardial degeneration | 3 |
Ruptured heart | 2 |
Congenital heart defect | 1 |
Ruptured abdominal aneurysm | 2 |
Cerebral haemorrhage | 2 |
Perforated duodenal ulcer | 3 |
Bronchitis | 2 |
Pulmonary tuberculosis | 1 |
Fibroid „ | 1 |
Laryngeal diphtheria | 1 |
Cystic glioma of cerebellum | 1 |
Strangulated hernia | 1 |
Carcinoma of ovary | 1 |
Pyaemia consequent on whitlow of thumb | 1 |
Acute streptococcal pneumonia | 1 |
Atelectasis neonatorum | 1 |
Asphyxia due to inhalation of vomitus during epileptic seizure | 1 |