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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE 4.
DEATHS IN WARDS, 1949.
| 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 | 119 |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2. Cerebrospinal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3. Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4. Whooping cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5. Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ... | 5 | |
| 7. Other forms of tuberculosis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 8. Syphilitic diseases | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9. Influenza | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ... | |
| 10. Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 11. Acute poliomyelitis andpolio-encephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 12. Acute infectious encephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only) | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 13. Cancer of uterus | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 7 | ... | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 15. Cancer of breast | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 15 | 30 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 9 | |
| 17. Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 13 | 24 | 15 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 12 | |
| 19. Heart disease | 34 | 60 | 26 | 28 | 68 | 44 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 21 |
| 20. Other diseases of circulatory system | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| 21. Bronchitis | 10 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | g | 16 | ||
| 22. Pneumonia | 3 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | |
| 24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ||
| 25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| 26. Appendicitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 1 | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |