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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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The following list shows the disabilities from which the 247 applicants were suffering and the number of cases in each category that were helped during the year:—
| Disability. | No. of Cases. |
|---|---|
| Maternity | 162 |
| General debility | 11 |
| Post-operative debility | 9 |
| Arthritis | 7 |
| Heart disease | 6 |
| Bronchitis | 6 |
| Cancer | 5 |
| Phlebitis | 3 |
| Nervous debility | 3 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | 3 |
| Hypertension | 3 |
| Anaemia | 2 |
| Senile decay | 2 |
| Sturgeon Weber's disease | 2 |
| Erythema nodosum | 2 |
| Debility following confinement | 2 |
| Asthma | 2 |
| Fracture of leg | 2 |
| Ulcerative colitis | 1 |
| Appendicectomy | 1 |
| Sciatica | 1 |
| Breast abscess | 1 |
| Cerebral thrombosis | 1 |
| Acute mastitis | 1 |
| Postherpetic neuralgia | 1 |
| Thyroneurosis | 1 |
| Pleurisy | 1 |
| Recurrent jaundice | 1 |
| Advanced pregnancy | 1 |
| Leg injury | 1 |
| Duodenal ulcer | 1 |
| Lumbago | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 |