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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Laryngitis | ||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Gastritis | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Rickets | ||||||||||
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Injury at birth | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Atelectasis | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Congenital malformations | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | |||||
| Premature birth | 18 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 31 | ||||
| Atrophy, debility and marasmus | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||
| Other causes | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 57 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 106 |
Nett Births registered during
the calendar year
Legitimate 2,272
Illegitimate 56
Nett Deaths registered during
the calendar year
Legitimate infants 97
Illegitimate infants 9
4 newborn, unknown, 2 found in Epping Forest, off Whipp's Cross Road, 1 on Leyton Marshes and 1 in aqueduct, Lea Bridge Road