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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Disability. No. of Cases.
Maternity 136
General debility 23
Post operative debility 25
Heart disease 60
Bronchitis 27
Arthritis 33
Senility 64
Cerebral haemorrhage 10
Pre-natal 20
Post-natal 17
Neurosis 2
Thrombosis 8
Lumbago 2
Prostatotomy 1
Hepatitis 1
Burns 1
Hernia 1
Anaemia 3
Hodgkinson's Disease 1
Injuries 17
Cancer 20
Tuberculosis 30
Blind and infirm 9
Ulcerated leg 2
Hypertension 6
Diabetes 6
Pneumonia 4
Disseminated sclerosis 2
Miscarriage 8
Oedema of legs 6
Peptic ulcer 3
Parkinson's Disease 5
Rheumatism 6
Cholecystectomy 2
Amputation of leg 2
Fibrositis 3
Gall stones 3
Thyrotoxicosis 2
Tonsilitis 1
Vertigo 2