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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They were admitted for the following reasons:—
Broncho pneumonia | 40 |
Unsatisfactory home conditions | 7 |
Ear complications | 4 |
Eye complications | |
Heart disease | |
53 |
Mortality
Of the 1,556 cases of measles reported in Leyton during 1936, 23 (i.e., 1.47 per cent.) died. The following table shows the ages and places of death of these 23 fatal cases.
Where Died. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 yrs. | 2 and under 5 yrs. | 5 and under 10 yrs. | Total. |
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2 | _ | 6 | |||
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2 | — | ||||
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— | — | 2 | |||
10 | 2 |
Improved Leyton Mortality Rates.
The following figures have been compiled to show the marked fall in the number of deaths due to tuberculosis since the passing of the Tuberculosis Regulations (1912). For purpose of comparison the five-year period preceding 1912 is compared with the last five years.
Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||
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Deaths. | Death rate. | Deaths. | Death rate. | |
1908 | 102 | .84 | 43 | .35 |
1909 | 99 | .82 | 36 | .29 |
1010 | 101 | .82 | 32 | .26 |
1911 | 118 | .94 | 53 | .42 |
1912 | 115 | .90 | 44 | .34 |
535 | 4.32 | 208 | 1.66 |