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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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Extract from Vital Statistics for the year 1942.
Live liirtlis :—
Legitimate Males 737
Females 057
Illegitimate Males 28
Females 30
Totals 1,452
Birth Rate per 1,000 of population 10.09
Stillbirths :—
Males 27
Females 22
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 32.04
Deaths :—
Males 584
Females 539
Totals 1,123
Death Rate per 1,000 12.91
Number of women dying from diseases and accidents
of pregnancy and childbirth :—
From Sepsis 1
From other causes 2
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still)
births 1.99
Death rate of infants under one year of age
All infants per 1,000 live births 50.27
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live
births 49.49
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate
live births 08.90
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 190
,, ,, Measles (all ages) 1
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 1
„ ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 7