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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 101 | 85 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 14 | 75 | 94 | 308 | 60 | 13 | 28 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 8 | ... |
| Diabetes | 4 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Cerebral hemorrhage, etc. | 43 | 60 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 23 | 75 | 146 | 33 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | ... |
| Heart disease . | 160 | 187 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 11 | 74 | 260 | 416 | 67 | 36 | 40 | 24 | 39 | 48 | 48 | 28 | 27 | 37 | 16 | 4 |
| Aneurysm | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Other circulatory diseases | 23 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 38 | 40 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 21 | 22 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 28 | 112 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | ... | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 39 | 30 | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 117 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ... |
| Other respiratory diseases | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Peptic ulcer | l5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa, etc. | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Appendicitis | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | l | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||||
| Other diseases of liver, etc. | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | o | I | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other digestive diseases | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | l | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Acute and chronic nephritis | 10 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 3 | l | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Puerperal sepsis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital debility, prema ture birth, malformations, etc. | 17 | 11 | ... | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Senility | 30 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66 | 286 | 55 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | |
| Suicide | 14 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | |||
| Other violence | 18 | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 62 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Other defined causes | 46 | 45 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 37 | 171 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | ... | ||
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 623 i | 319 | 1242 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 101 | 336 | 710 | 1987 | 374 | 117 | 164 | 93 | 122 | 188 | 152 | 86 | 99 | 139 | 76 | 6 |