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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Population | 106,600 |
| Live Births:— | |
| Legitimate Males | 721 |
| Females | 680 |
| Illegitimate Males | 26 |
| Females | 20 |
| Totals | 1,447 |
| Birth Rate per 1,000 of population | 13.57 |
| Stillbirths:— | |
| Males | 12 |
| Females | 15 |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 18.31 |
| Deaths:— | |
| Males | 543 |
| Females | 591 |
| Totals | 1,134 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 | 10.64 |
| Number of women dying from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth:— | |
| From Sepsis | 0 |
| From other causes | 0 |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 0.00 |
| Death rate of infants under one year of age:— | |
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 20.04 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live | |
| births | 19.98 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 21.74 |