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Leyton 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE 4.
DEATHS IN WARDS, 1951
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central North. | Central South. | Forest. | Levton-stone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wanstead Slip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Tuberculosis respiratory | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis, other | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Syphilitic disease | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningococcal infection | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Acute poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 10 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
| Leukamia, aleukaemia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 9 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 11 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Other heart disease | 18 | 25 | 15 | 31 | 43 | 40 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 17 |
| Other circulatory disease | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| Influenza | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Bronchitis | 12 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 14 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |