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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Principal Causes of Death—December, 1908.
Causes of Death.
All ages.
Under 1 year.
1 and under 5.
5 and under 15.
15 and under 25.
25 and under 65.
65 and upwards.
In Public
Institutions.
Not belonging
to district.
Belonging to
district.
Small-pox
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
o
o
Measles
7
0
5
2
o
0
0
1
o
Scarlet Fever
0
0
0
0
o
0
0
1
o
Typhus Fever
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
o
Epidemic Influenza
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
o
o
Whoop-Cough
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
o
o
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup
1
0
1
o
0
0
0
o
o
Croup
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
o
o
Enteric Fever
1
0
0
o
0
1
0
2
1
Asiatic Cholera
0
0
0
o
0
0
0
o
o
Diarrhoea, Dysentery
0
0
0
o
0
0
0
o
o
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis
2
1
0
o
1
0
0
o
o
Enteritis
2
2
0
o
0
0
0
2
o
Other Continued Fevers
0
o
0
o
0
0
0
0
o
Erysipelas
0
o
0
o
0
0
0
o
0
Puerperal Fever
0
o
0
o
0
0
0
2
0
Other Septic Diseases—
Septicœia
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Cellulitis
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
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