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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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Table IV a.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 191 1.
Deaths from Stated Causes as they occurred in the various Wards under One Year of Age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Leyton. | Lea. Bridge. | Central. | Forest. | Leyton-stone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wanstead Slip. | Ward not known. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified | 29 | 47 | 65 | 30 | 22 | 44 | 38 | 0 | 22 | – | – | |
| Uncertified | ~~ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | – | – | — | — | |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | – | — | — | 1 | |
| Whooping-cough | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 10 | |
| Diarrhoea | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | 48 | |
| Enteritis | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 39 | ||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | 1 | – | — | — | ||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | — | — | — | — | — | - | 4 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||||||