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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Syphilis | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 96 | 100 | 196 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 76 | 107 | 302 | 70 | 16 | 30 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 9 | 16 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 8 | ... | 2 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 48 | 48 | 96 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 22 | 73 | 224 | 46 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 8 | ... |
| Heart disease | 184 | 207 | 391 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 15 | 99 | 269 | 503 | 122 | 39 | 58 | 35 | 33 | 47 | 48 | 35 | 27 | 38 | 31 | ... |
| Aneurysm | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other circulatory diseases | 13 | 16 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 27 | 28 | 6 | ... | 8 | 1 | ... | 4 | 8 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 34 | 32 | 66 | 1 | 2 | ... | ::: | 2 | 1 | 10 | 50 | 132 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 2 | l |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 48 | 31 | 79 | 17 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 212 | 41 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | 13 | 6 | 19 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Peptic ulcer | 8 | 4 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, etc | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Appendicitis | 10 | 2 | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | l | ... | ... |
| Other diseases of liver, etc. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other digestive diseases | 9 | 8 | 17 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Acute and chronic nephritis | 13 | 6 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | l | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal sepsis | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other puerperal causes | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 23 | 22 | 45 | 42 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 15 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Senility | 9 | 16 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Suicide | 11 | 7 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Other violence | 18 | 16 | 34 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Other defined causes | 64 | 55 | 119 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 43 | 188 | 44 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 9 | ... |
| Causes ill-defined, or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 684 | 665 | 1349 | 75 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 39 | 113 | 368 | 715 | 2104 | 422 | 107 | 215 | 106 | 116 | 174 | 185 | 109 | 115 | 131 | 87 | 4 |