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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE 3.
DEATHS IN WARDS, 1948
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central North. | Central South. | Forest. | Leyton-stone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wanstead Slip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 3. Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4. Whooping cough | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 5. Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 7. Other forms of tuberculosis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 8. Syphilitic diseases | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 9. Influenza | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 10. Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 11. Acute poliomyeltis and polio-encephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 12. Acute infectious encephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only) | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| 13. Cancer of uterus | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 15. Cancer of breast | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 10 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| 17. Diabetes | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 12 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 |
| 19. Heart disease | 25 | 46 | 15 | 25 | 58 | 43 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 16 |
| 20. Other diseases of circulatory system | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 8 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... |
| 25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| 26. Appendicitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |