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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Below I have tabulated the number of deaths occurring from certain specified causes for the past four years. This table shows a marked increase during the year 1911 of deaths from Diarrhoeal diseases, Measles, Pneumonia, and to a less extent from Tubercular diseases and Cancer.
| 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diarrhoeal Diseases | 52 | 36 | 21 | 126 |
| Measles | 23 | 29 | 16 | 76 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 49 | 38 | 67 | 101 |
| Tubercular Diseases | 145 | 135 | 133 | 171 |
| Cancer | 84 | 83 | 87 | 99 |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | 12 | 33 | 16 | 20 |
| Diphtheria | 18 | 27 | 22 | 14 |
| Influenza | 23 | 11 | 15 | 11 |
| Scarlet Fever | 15 | 8 | 16 | 7 |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Premature Births, Congenital Debility, &c. | 124 | 130 | 116 | J 24 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 34 | 62 | 40 | 43 |
| Suicides | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
ZYMOTIC DEATH-RATE.
The deaths which occurred during the year from the seven
principal Zymotic diseases were distributed among those diseases
as follows:—Measles, 76; Scarlet Fever, 7; Diphtheria, 14;
Whooping Cough, 20; Enteric Fever, 5; Diarrhoea and Enteritis
under two years of age, 108.