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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE 8.
Birth-rate, Death-rate and Analysis of Mortality During the Year 1940.
| Birthrate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Couhg. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 Years). | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners. | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | |||
| Live Births. | Still Births. | |||||||||||||||
| England and Wales | 14.6 | 0.55 | 14.3 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.32 | 4.6 | 55 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 16.0 | 0.64 | 15.8 | 0.00 | ... | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.29 | 5.9 | 61 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 148 Smaller Towns. Estimated Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931 | 15.7 | 0.55 | 12.8 | 0.00 | ... | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.30 | 4.4 | 54 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| London | 13.7 | 0.44 | 17.8 | 0.00 | ... | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.18 | 5.8 | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| LEYTON | 14.02 | 0.46 | 16.2 | 0.00 | ... | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 3.6 | 36 | 89.8 | 3.2 | 7.0 | ... |