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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 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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BIRTHS.
1,663 births were registered—841 males and 822 females. To
these must be added 216 male and 212 female births (transferable)
received from the Registrar-General, which yields a birth-rate of
15.76 per 1,000 of the population. The rate for England and
Wales was 18.3, and for London 18.0.
Of the above 37 were illegitimate births, 15 being males and
18 females.
Percentage of illegitimate births, 1.76.

Table: The following table shows the population, number of births, and the corrected birth-rate per 1,000 during the last five years :—

The following table shows the population, number of births, and the corrected birth-rate per 1,000 during the last five years :—

Year.Population.No. of Births.Rate per 1000.
1921128,4322,67920.86
1922131,6002,41618.36
1923132,8002,32817.53
1924133,5002,10115.74
1925132,7002,09115.76
See Chart No. 1.

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NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS (EXTENSION) ACT, 1915.
This Act took effect on September 1st, 1915. Under its terms
1,583 births were notified during the year 1925—713 from medical
practitioners, 853 from midwives, and 17 from relatives. Number
of births that have occurred in outlying institutions during the
year:—
Queen Mary's Hospital 204
Forest Gate Sick Home 50
Mothers' Home, Clapton 49
Mount Pleasant Home, Wanstead 30
City of London Maternity Hospital 17
Howards Road Maternity Home, Plaistow 14
Royal Free Hospital 9
St. Bartholomew's Hospital 2
St. Thomas's Hospital 1
Royal Northern Hospital 1
DEATHS.
1,138 deaths of Leyton residents were registered during the
year—559 males and 579 females. To these must be added 124
males and 87 females, being deaths (transferable) received from
the Registrar-General.