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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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| Convulsions | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ......... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | *2 | ... | 11 | |
| Premature Birth | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 28 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ... | 30 |
| Other Causes | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 11 |
| Deaths received from the Registrar-General (cause of death not known) | 8 | |||||||||
| Totals | 44 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 63 | 32 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 161 |
Nett Births registered during
the calendar year
Legitimate 1,715
Illegitimate 76
Nett Deaths registered during
the calendar year
Legitimate infants 150
Illegitimate infants 11
* I case unknown, found in Leyton.