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Leyton 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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TABLE 3.

DEATHS IN WARDS, 1944.

CAUSES OF DEATH.LeytonLea Bridge.Central North.Central South.ForestLeyton-stone.Grove Green.Harrow Green.Cann Hall.Wanstead Slip.Ward Not Known.
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1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers.................................
2. Cerebro-spinal fever.................................
3. Scarlet fever.................................
4. Whooping cough...3......1..................
5. Diphtheria............1..................
6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system1103310115247...
7. Other forms of tuberculosis212.........1...11...
8. Syphilitic diseases431...21......11...
9. Influenza1...111.........11...
10. Measles.................................
11. Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis.................................
12. Acute infectious encephalitis.........1.........11......
13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only)...12...212...1......
13. Cancer of uterus12...112...l31...
14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum3423774132...
15. Cancer of breast...213511221...
16. Cancer of all other sites4108122314661010...
17. Diabetes...11......11...2......
18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions92261114139689...
19. Heart disease26332715363912191320...
20. Other diseases of circulatory system3533683111...
21. Bronchitis818311102216485...
22. Pneumonia58481089632...
23. Other respiratory diseases...2111111...1...
24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum...321422111...