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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | |||
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | .1 | |||
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | |||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |||
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... | 10 | |||
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 27 | |||
| Gastritis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |||
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |||
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Atelectasis | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | |||
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 11 | |||
| Premature Birth | 29 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 46 | |||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 16 | |||
| Other Causes | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 13 | |||
| Totals | 52 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 83 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 182 | |||
| Nett Births registered during the calendar year | Legitimate | 2,612 | Nett Deaths registered during the calendar year | Legitimate infants | 174 | ||||||||
| Illegitimate | 67 | Illegitimate infants | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2 newborn, unknown, found in Bushwood, Leytonstone, 1 on Leyton Marshes and 1 in Epping Forest, off Whipps Cross Road. 1 Wilful Murder. | |||||||||||||