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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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PRinicipal Causes of Death.—June, 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
0
0
Measles
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Scarlet Fever
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
0
Typhus Fever
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Epidemic Influenza
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Whooping Cough
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup
3
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Croup
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Enteric Fever
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Asiatic Cholera
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Diarrhoea, Dysentery
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Enteritis
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other continued fevers
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Erysipelas
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Puerperal Fever
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other Septic Diseases
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Septicaemia
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0