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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| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 9 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 34 | ||
| Diarrhoea | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |||
| Enteritis | ... | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | I |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Rickets | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 5 |
| Injury at Birth | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 14 |
| Premature Birth | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | ... | 59 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 33 |
| Other Causes | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| Totals | 12 | 42 | 50 | 26 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 27 | 242 | |
| Nett Births in the Year | Legitimate | 2,853 | Nett Deaths in the Year of | 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 | 83.3 | ||||||||