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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 20 | |
| Premature Birth | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 44 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | ... | 25 | |
| Other Causes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| Totals | 60 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 85 | 43 | 34 | 25 | 32 | 219 | |
| Nett Births in the year | Legitimate | 2,737 | Nett Deaths in the year | Legitimate infants | 214 | ||||||
| Illegitimate | 63 | Illegitimate infants | 5 | ||||||||
| Deaths from all Causes at all Ages | 1,363 | Population | 180,847 | ||||||||
| Birth Rate | 21.4 | Infantile Mortality Rate | 78.2 | ||||||||