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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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Table: SENILE MORTALITY AND MORTALITY FROM CERTAIN DISEASES.The following table is designed to illustrate the relationship of cold and dampness of the atmosphere to the deaths of old people and to certain diseases. The numbers are, of course, too small to make any reliable deductions, but extended over a series of years they may be expected to supply some useful information.

SENILE MORTALITY AND MORTALITY FROM CERTAIN DISEASES.

The following table is designed to illustrate the relationship of cold and dampness of the atmosphere to the deaths of old people and to certain diseases. The numbers are, of course, too small to make any reliable deductions, but extended over a series of years they may be expected to supply some useful information.

Jan.Feb.Mar.April.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Totals
60 to 65 years12114115568487586
65 to 70 years18661447575128597
70 to 80 years23171119121913148161418184
80 to 90 years18101012461054849100
90 years and upwards......3...1113...2......11
Totals714434562638353721463337478
Influenza6111......1...1...1315
Phthisis141311119411691229111
Rheumatic Fever...1...............11......3
Bronchitis2710813385354617109
Pneumonia (all forms)16781389731831093
Other diseases of Respiratory Organs21...11212...22519
Nephritis and Bright's Disease33645547326149
Diphtheria (notifications)1714231268181515142013175
Mean Temperature of Air39.444.944.550.754.060.864.365.458 452.346.243.2...
Percentage Humidity888787787675788287929391...
Rainfall in inches.371.903.89.751.661.911.25.87.72.802.535.26...