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Leyton 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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43
Wasting Diseases—
Premature Birth
1
11
19
5
2
5
4
4
3
1
55
Congenital Defects
1
3
9
6
–
1
1
–
2
–
23
Injury at Birth
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Want of Breast Milk,
Starvation
–
–
1
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
3
Atrophy,Debility,Marasmus
–
5
3
8
–
3
7
11
4
1
42
Tuberculous Diseases—
Tuberculous Meningitis
–
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
Tuberculous Peritonitis :
Tabes Mesenterica
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Other Tuberculous Diseases
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
Other Causes—
Eryispelas
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Syphilis
–
3
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
Rickets
1
–
1
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
3
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)
–
1
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
Convulsions
–
4
4
–
–
–
1
2
–
–
11
Bronchitis
1
2
4
3
–
2
1
3
1
–
17
Laryngitis
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Pneumonia
2
1
1
2
1
–
3
1
1
–
12
Suffocation, overlying
1
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
1
–
4
Other Causes
2
1
3
1
–
–
–
1
–
–
8
Totals
12
41
62
31
7
23
23
25
17
3
244
Births in the Year
Legitimate 2,918
Illegitimate 61
Deaths in the Year of
Legitimate Infants 223
Illegitimate Infants 21
Deaths from all Causes at all Age 244
Birth Rate 24.6
Population, Estimated to middle of 1909 121,200
Infantile Mortality Rate 81.9