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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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Extract from Vital Statistics for the year 1943.
| Live Births:— | |
| Legitimate Males | 782 |
| Females | 738 |
| Illegitimate Males | 38 |
| Females | 37 |
| Totals | 1,595 |
| Birth Rate per 1,000 of population | 18.14 |
| Stillbirths:— | |
| Males | 17 |
| Females | 21 |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 23.27 |
| Deaths:— | |
| Males | 635 |
| Females | 613 |
| Totals | 1,248 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 | 14.20 |
| Number of women dying from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth :— | |
| From Sepsis | 1 |
| From other causes | 4 |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 3.06 |
| Death rate of infants under one year of age:— | |
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 35.73 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 34.87 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 53.33 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 207 |
| , „ „ Measles (all ages) | 0 |
| ,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) | 0 |
| ,, ,, Diarr-hoea (under 2 years of age) | 4 |