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—May, 1909.
Cabses of Death.
All ages.
Under 1 year.
1 and under 6.
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
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Measles
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Scarlet Fever
1
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1
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Typhus Fever
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Epidemic Influenza
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Whooping Cough
7
7
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1
1
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup
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Croup
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Enteric Fever
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Asiatic Cholera
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Diarrhoea, Dysentery
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1
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Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis
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Enteritis
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Other continued fevers
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Erysipelas
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Puerperal Fever
Other Septic Diseases
2
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2
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