Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Table VIII.—Chief Causes of Death.
Under 5 years | 5 years and over. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Small-Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scarlet Fever | 8 | 9 | 17 |
Diphtheria | 11 | 9 | 20 |
Membranous Croup | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Typhoid Fever | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Erysipelas | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Puerperal Fever | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Simple Continued Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Influenza | 2 | 7 | 9 |
Croup | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Measles | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Whooping Cough | 23 | 1 | 24 |
Diarrhoea | 114 | 7 | 121 |
Heart Disease | 6 | 63 | 69 |
Phthisis | 4 | 77 | 81 |
Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 59 | 94 | 153 |
Premature Births | 49 | 0 | 49 |
Rheumatic Fever | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Cancer | 0 | 40 | 40 |
All other Diseases | 196 | 200 | 396 |
478 | 533 | 1,011 |
Of these deaths, 43 were registered by the Coroner's notification.
Table IX.—Number of Deaths and Death-rate per 1,000 of Population from certain causes.
Phthisis. | PneuTnonia and Bronchitis. | Heart Disease. | Violence. | Pt emature Birth. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Deaths | 81 | 153 | 69 | 15 | 49 |
Death-rate per 1,000 | .95 | 1.8 | .8 | .17 | 5.7 |