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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Bronchitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 8 | |||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |||
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |||
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | |||
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |||
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |||
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | |||
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Atelectasis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |||
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | |||
| Premature Birth | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 34 | |||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | 24 | |||
| Other Causes | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |||
| Death received from the Registrar-General (cause of death not known) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 50 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 71 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 154 | |||
| Nett Births registered during the calendar year | Legitimate | 2,110 | Nett Deaths registered during the calendar year | Legitimate infants | 139 | ||||||||
| Illegitimate | 85 | Illegitimate infants | 15 | ||||||||||
1 infant abandoned in Norlington Road. Died in West Hum, Workhouse 1/4/19. 1 newborn, unknown, found on Leylon Marshes.
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