Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE 3.
CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE BOROUGH OF LEYTON, 1933.
Ages at Death in Years Wards.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
Male.
Female.
Total All Ages.
Under 1 year.
1 and under 2 years.
2 and under 5 years.
5 and under 15 years.
15 and under 25 years.
25 and under 45 years.
45 and under 65 years.
65 years and upwards.
In Public Institutions
in
the District.
Leyton.
Lea Bridge.
Central North.
Central South.
Forest.
Leytonstone.
Grove Green.
Harrow Green.
Cann Hall.
Wanstead Slip.
Ward not known.
Not belonging
to District.
Belonging to
District.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Measles
1
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Scarlet fever
3
1
4
...
...
1
2
...
1
...
...
...
4
3
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Whooping cough
2
2
4
2
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
22
1
...
1
...
...
...
1
...
2
...
...
...
Diphtheria
3
4
7
...
1
4
2
...
...
...
...
1
4
3
...
2
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
Influenza
29
36
65
1
...
...
1
1
13
15
34
33
10
5
9
3
4
12
6
5
5
4
11
1
Encephalitis lethargica
...
3
3
...
...
1
...
1
1
...
...
2
...
...
1
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
Cerebro-spinal fever
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
4
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
Tuberculosis of respiratory
system
44
34
78
1
1
...
...
21
35
18
2
111
16
5
9
5
5
11
12
5
6
10
10
...
Other tuberculous diseases
5
7
12
2
...
2
2
2
1
2
1
22
1
1
2
1
...
2
1
3
1
...
1
...
22