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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Principal Causes of Death.—March, 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
8
1
5
2
-
-
-
2
-
Scarlet Fever
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Typhus Fever
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Epidemic Influenza
3
-
—
—
-
1
2
1
-
Whooping Cough
1
-
1
—
-
-
—
3
-
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Croup
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Enteric Fever
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Asiatic Cholera
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
Diarrhoea, Dysentery
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Enteritis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
Other continued fevers
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Erysipelas
—
-
—
—
-
-
—
1
-
Puerperal Fever
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other Septic Diseases
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Septic Meningitis
1
-
—
—
-
1
—
—
-
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