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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Birth-rate, Death-rate and Analysis of Mortality During the Year 1943
| Birthrate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | Percentage or Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Eever. | 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 | 16.5 | 0.51 | 12.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.37 | 5.3 | 49 | .. | ... | ... | ... |
| 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 18.6 | 0.63 | 14.2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.04 | « 0.36 | 7.9 | 58 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 148 Smaller Towns. Estimated Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931 | 19.4 | 0.61 | 12.7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.37 | 4.4 | 46 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| London | 15.8 | 0.45 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.27 | 10.4 | 58 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| LEYTON | 18.14 | 0.43 | 14.20 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.25 | 2.5 | 35 | 84.71 | 2.96 | 12.33 | ... |