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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE 3.
DEATHS IN WARDS, 1941.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Leyton | Lea Bridge. | Central North. | Central South. | Forest | Leytonstone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wanstead Slip. | Ward Not Known. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 1. | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2. | Cerebro-spinal fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3. | Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4. | Whooping cough | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5. | Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 6. | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ... |
| 7. | Other forms of tuberculosis | 1 | I | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| 8. | Syphilitic diseases | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 9. | Influenza | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| 10. | Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 11. | Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 12. | Acute infectious encephalitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 13. | Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only) | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| 13. | Cancer of uterus | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 14. | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| 15. | Cancer of breast | 1 | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| 16. | Cancer of all other sites | 4 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | ... |
| 17. | Diabetes | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| 18. | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 5 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | ... |
| 19. | Heart disease | 29 | 43 | 13 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 35 | 16 | ... |
| 20. | Other diseases of circulatory system | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... |
| 21. | Bronchitis | 9 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 | ... |
| 22. | Pneumonia | 5 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... |
| 23. | Other respiratory diseases | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 24. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |