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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE 5.
Birth-bate, Death-rate and Analysis of Mortality During the Year 1941.
| 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 Eever. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | 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 | 14.2 | 0.51 | 12.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.19 | 5.1 | 59 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 14.7 | 0.58 | 14.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 7.5 | 71 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 148 Smaller Towns. Estimated Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931 | 16.4 | 0.60 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 4.6 | 56 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| London | 8.9 | 0.33 | 16.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 6.8 | 68 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| LEYTON | 13.31 | 0.36 | 13.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 2.65 | 38 | 88.2 | 4.2 | 7.6 | ... |