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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Excess of births over deaths is 928, and the average increase of
the past five years is 1072.
Table III.—Distribution of Deaths.
| Master Bakers' Almshouses | 3 |
| Bethnal Green Schools | 0 |
| West Ham Union, Workhouse, Infirmary, and Schools. | 844 |
| Violence | 53 |
| District, exclusive of above | 1370 |
| 2270 |
Estimating the population at 104000, the death-rate for the District
is 13.1 per 1000, against 10.9 per 1000 in 1903; 11.8 in 1902;
12.4 in 1901; and 11.8 in 1900.
The average death-rate for the past five years is 12.0.
The average death-rate for the past ten years is 12.4.
The London death-rate is 16.6.
The London Zymotic death-rate is 2.18.
The District Zymotic death-rate is 2.7.
By way of comparison, I again give the England and Wales
Statistics, which are as follows:—
Annual Birth-Rates and Death-Rates from the Seven Chief Epidemic Diseases.
| Annual Rates per 1000 Living. | Infant Mortality. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths from all causes. | Deaths from Seven Chief Epidemic Diseases. | Annual Death-rate of Infants under 1 year per 1000 Births. | |
| England and Wales | 27.9 | 16.2 | 1.94 | 146 |
| Rural England and Wales | 26.8 | 15.3 | 1.28 | 125 |
| 76 Great Towns | 29.1 | 17.2 | 2.49 | 160 |
| 142 Smaller Towns | 27.5 | 15.6 | 2.02 | 154 |
| Leyton | 30.7 | 13.1 | 2.7 | 138 |
Table IV.—Death-Rate for Each Quarter.
| First. | Second. | Third. | Fourth. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leyton | 12.4 | 16.9 | 13.1 | |
| London | 18.2 | 16.3 | 17.1 |