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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuber-culosis) | 132 | 2 | ... | 5 | 7 | 37 | 51 | 27 | 3 | 196 | 43 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 22 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 140 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 69 | 44 | 102 | 31 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 1 | ... | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | I | 1 | ... | ... | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Organic Heart Disease | 134 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | l | 14 | 37 | 79 | 112 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 140 | 13 | 2 | l | 4 | I | 2 | 34 | 83 | 121 | 31 | 13 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 16 | ... | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 79 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | ... | 9 | 2 | ... |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 21 | 19 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 7 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 39 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 | 16 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Prema | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ture Birth | 73 | 70 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | ... |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 36 | 6 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ||
| Suicide | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Defined Diseases | 344 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 86 | 153 | 262 | 60 | 27 | 45 | 62 | 44 | 44 | 24 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 4 | ... |
| Diseases Ill-defined or Unknown | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | 2. | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Old Age | 88 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 87 | 145 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | ... | ... |
| 1414 | 172 | 29 | 57 | 58 | 77 | 190 | 321 | 510 | 1213 | 258 | 123 | 221 | 221 | 180 | 165 | 131 | 130 | 116 | 111 | 16 | ... | |
| ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Poliomyelitis ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Three deaths caused by bombs dropped from enemy aircraft.
One death caused by shell from anti-aircraft gun.