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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE 3.
DEATHS IN WARDS, 1946
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Leyton | Lea Bridge. | Central North. | Central South. | Forest | Leyton-stone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wanstead Slip. | Ward Not Known. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 1. | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2. | Cerebro-spinal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 3. | Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4. | Whooping cough | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 5. | Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 6. | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... |
| 7. | Other forms of tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 8. | Syphilitic diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 9. | Influenza | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| 10. | Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 11. | Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 12. | Acute infectious encephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 13. | Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only) | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 13. | Cancer of uterus | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| 14. | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 4 | 4 | 4 | ... | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 15. | Cancer of breast | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 16. | Cancer of all other sites | 13 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 4 | ... |
| 17. | Diabetes | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| 18. | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 4 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 16 | II | ... |
| 19. | Heart disease | 13 | 42 | 18 | 28 | 58 | 32 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 12 | ... |
| 20. | Other diseases of circulatory system | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21. | Bronchitis | 10 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| 22. | Pneumonia | 3 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ... |
| 23. | Other respiratory diseases | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 24. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |