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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 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Table: Table. VIII.— Chief Causes of Death.

Table. VIII.— Chief Causes of Death.

Under 5 years.5 years and over.Total.
Small Pox000
Scarlet Fever6713
Diphtheria18927
Membranous Croup000
Croup404
Premature Births74074
Influenza3811
Typhoid Fever01010
Puerperal Fever033
Erysipelas123
Measles85237
Whooping Cough38240
Diarrhoea35136
Rheumatic Fever022
Phthisis19899
Diseases of the Respiratory Organs8172153
Heart Disease498102
Cancer05555
Tubercular Diseases other than Phthisis271239
All other Diseases164240404
4916211112

Table: Table IX.- Number of Death and Death-rate per 1000of Population from Certain Causes.

Table IX.- Number of Death and Death-rate per 1000

of Population from Certain Causes.

Phthisis and Tubercular Diseases.Respiratory Diseases.Heart Disease.Violence.Premature Birth.Diarrhœa.
Number of Deaths138153102357436
Death Rate per 10001.81.51.3.7.3
Deaths in 19021202111042945125