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Leyton 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE 4.
DEATHS EN WARDS, 1950
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central North. | Central South. | Forest. | Ley ton-stone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wansteat Slip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Tuberculosis respiratory | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ||||
| Tuberculosis, other | .. | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | .. | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Syphilitic disease | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | .. |
| .Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping cough | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | ... | .... |
| Meningococcal infection | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute poliomyelitis | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | .... | .... | ... | .... | .... | ..... | ..... | ..... | ... | ... |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ... | |||||
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 6 | 3 | ||
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ||
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Leukamia, aleukaemia | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Diabetes | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 9 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 2 | .. | ... | |||
| Coronary disease, angina | 23 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| Hypertension with heart disease | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Other heart disease | 13 | 29 | 20 | 24 | 37 | 39 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 8 |
| Other circulatory disease | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | |||
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | l |
| Bronchitis | 10 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |||
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | |||
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |