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.—April, 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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Scarlet Fever
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Typhus Fever
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Epidemic Influenza
4
-
-
-
-
3
1
2
1
Whooping Cough
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup
2
-
1
1
-
—
-
-
-
Croup
—
-
-
-
-
—
-
—
-
Enteric Fever
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
1
-
Asiatic Cholera
—
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
Diarrhoea, Dysentery
—
-
-
-
-
—
-
—
-
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis
—
-
-
-
-
—
-
—
-
Enteritis
1
-
1
-
-
—
-
—
-
Other continued fevers
—
-
-
-
-
—
-
—
-
Erysipelas
—
-
-
-
-
—
-
—
-
Puerperal Fever
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
Other Septic Diseases
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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