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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Extract from Vital Statistics for the years 1939 and 1940.
1939. | 1940. | |
---|---|---|
Live Births:— | ||
Legitimate Males | 717 | 673 |
Females | 729 | 645 |
Illegitimate Males | 30 | 18 |
Females | 23 | 17 |
Totals | 1,499 | 1,353 |
Birth Rate per 1,000 of population | 12.90 | 14.02 |
Stillbirths:— | ||
Males | 20 | 24 |
Females | 15 | 21 |
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) | ||
births | 22.81 | 32.18 |
Deaths:— | ||
Males | 623 | 865 |
Females | 619 | 698 |
Totals | 1,242 | 1,563 |
Death Rate per 1,000. | 11.21 | 16.2 |
Number of women dying from diseases and accident; of pregnancy and childbirth:— | ||
From Sepsis | 1 | 1 |
From other causes | 3 | 1 |
Rate per 1,000 total (live | ||
and still) births | 2.61 | 1.43 |
Death rate of infants under one year of age:— | ||
All infants per 1,000 live births | 31.65 | 39.03 |
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legiti | ||
mate live births | 29.28 | 36.91 |
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegiti | ||
mate live births | 94.34 | 114.28 |
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 186 | 196 |
„ ,, Measles (all ages) | Nil | Nil |
,, „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | Nil | Nil |
,, ,, Diarrhœa (under 2 year of | ||
age) | 3 | 5 |