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CORONER'S POST-MOR I EMS.
During the year 162 Leyton residents were subjected to
post-mortem examination by a Pathologist on the instructions of
the Coroner. The findings at the post-mortem were:—
Cancer of Pancreas 2
,, ,, Breast 1
„ ,, Lung or Bronchus 2
,, ,, Prostate 1
„ „ Colon 4
,, ,, Oesophagus 1
,, ,, Ovaries 1
,, „ Liver 1
„ „ Glands 1
Pulmonary tuberculosis 5
,, embolism 10
Cerebral tumour 1
Ruptured developmental cerebral aneurysm 7
Coronary thrombosis 30
,, atheroma 9
Cardiac failure due to hypertension 6
Myocardial degeneration 21
Uraemia 1
Influenzal pneumonia 2
Ac. suppurative bronchitis 11
Broncho pneumonia 2
Chronic bronchitis 3
Strangulated hernia 3
Enlargement of prostate 1
Collapse of lungs 1
Biliary obstruction 2
Pyelonephritis 1
Myocardial infarction 1
Diabetes mellitis 1
Mitral regurgitation 1
Ruptured aorta 2
Aorta stenosis 1
Mitral stenosis 1
Encephalitis 1
Aortic incompetence 1
Circulatory failure 3
Pulmonary emphysema 3