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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 1942
[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 1942.
| 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 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 | 15.8 | 0.54 | 11.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 5.2 | 49 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 17.3 | 0.66 | 13.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 7.5 | 59 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 148 Smaller Towns. Estimated Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931 | 18.4 | 0.62 | 12.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 4.8 | 46 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| London | 14.0 | 0.48 | 13.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 8.6 | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| LEYTON | 16.69 | 0.56 | 12.91 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 4.82 | 50 | 84.23 | 4.45 | 11.31 | ... |