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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Senile Mortality.
In the List of the Principal Causes of Death (Table 3) the
deaths are classified in eight age-groups, of which the last includes
all deaths occurring in persons of 65 years of age and upwards.
The age-group "65 and upwards" has been sub-divided in periods
of five years and the following figures show the number of persons
who died in each of these five-yearly sub-groups:—
65-70 134
70-75 157
75-80 145
80-85 125
85-90 56
90-95 18
95-100 1
Of the total number of deaths (1,272) during the year, 636 (50 per
cent.) occurred in persons of 65 years and upwards. The figures
above show the proportion of residents of the area who live to a
very mature age.
Infant Mortality.—Seventy-four children died under one year
of age, giving an infant mortality rate (number of deaths under one
year of age per thousand births) of 52.07.
The following figures show the number of births, infant deaths and infant mortality rate during the past five years:—
No. of | No. of | Infant | |
---|---|---|---|
Year. | Births. | Infant Deaths. | Mortality Rate. |
1932 | 1,666 | 89 | 53.43 |
1933 | 1,499 | 76 | 50.70 |
1934 | 1,454 | 64 | 44.02 |
1935 | 1,493 | 60 | 40.18 |
1936 | 1,421 | 74 | 52.07 |
The following are the corresponding rates for other Great
Towns, London, and England and Wales, during the year under
review :—
Infant Mortality—Leyton 52.07
„ „ 122 County Boroughs
and Great Towns,
including London 63.00
„ „ London 66.00
,, ,, England and Wales 59.00