London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Convulsions | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 34 | |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Atelectasis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Premature Birth ... | 41 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 69 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | 33 | |
| Other Causes | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
| Totals | 65 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 96 | 47 | 51 | 22 | 26 | 242 | |
| Nett Births in the year | Legitimate | 2,853 | Nett Deaths in the year | Legitimate infants | 234 | ||||||
| Illegitimate | 51 | Illegitimate infants ... | 8 | ||||||||
| Deaths from all Causes at all Ages | 1,336 | Population | 129,366 | ||||||||
| Birth Rate . | 22.4 | Infantile Mortality Rate | 833 | ||||||||