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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 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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SENILE MORTALITY AND MORTALITY FROM CERTAIN DISEASES.

Table: 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 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.

Jan.Feb.Mar.April.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Totals
60 to 65 years8662736637131279
65 to 70 years75568559615131094
70 to 80 years1819181719115118162421187
80 to 90 years109678526810131195
90 years and upwards4...22...12......3...216
Totals473937344225203225516356471
Influenza31...111151117813527364
Phthisis1013181315810159151812156
Rheumatic Fever.....................11...1...3
Bronchitis2410161574434163127161
Pneumonia (all forms)121011674173539339156
Other diseases of Respiratory Organs312..................14314
Nephritis and Bright's Disease837132...3435140
Diphtheria (notifications)111311168129151224917157
Rainfall in inches in Leyton2.56.78.682.432.361.064.991.345.001.061.741.8025.80
Number of days on which Rain fell1213916107171223131622170