Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Principal Causes of Death.—July, 1909.
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
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Measles
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
2
—
Scarlet Fever
2
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
Typhus Fever
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Epidemic Influenza
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Whooping Cough
5
1
4
—
—
—
—
8
3
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup
3
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
Croup
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Enteric Fever
1
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
1
Asiatic Cholera
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Diarrhoea, Dysentery
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Enteritis
3
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
Other continued fevers
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Erysipelas
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Puerperal Fever
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
Other Septic Diseases
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Pyæmia
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—