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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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Of the above 76 were illegitimate births, 42 being' males and
34 females.
Percentage of illegitimate births, 4.2.
BIRTHS—1918.
| YEAR 1918. | Names of Localities—Wards. | Totals. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central. | Forest. | Leyton-stone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wan-stead blip. | Ward not known. | ||
| January | 5 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 14 | ... | 147 |
| February | 9 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 19 | ... | 175 |
| March | 6 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 6 | ... | 130 |
| April | 9 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1* | 122 |
| May | 6 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 14 | ... | 171 |
| June | 4 | 19 | 35 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 6 | ... | 142 |
| July | 6 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 9 | ... | 112 |
| August | 12 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 8 | ... | 140 |
| September | 9 | 19 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | ... | 132 |
| October | 6 | 25 | 39 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 157 | |
| November | 6 | 26 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 139 | |
| December | 7 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 120 | |
| Births received from the Registrar-General (Wards unknown) | 104 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 85 | 291 | 364 | 170 | 108 | 162 | 201 | 170 | 135 | 1 | 1791 |
* Living new-born found exposed 2/4/18 in Beulah Road—unknown.