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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE 5.
Birth-rate, Death-rate and Analysis of Mortality During the Year 1945.
| 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 | 16.1 | 0.46 | 11.4 | 0.00 | ... | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 5.6 | 46 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 19.1 | 0.58 | 13.5 | 0.00 | ... | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 7.8 | 54 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 148 Smaller Towns. Estimated Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931 | 19.2 | 0.53 | 12.3 | 0.00 | ... | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 4.5 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| London | 15.7 | 0.40 | 13.8 | 0.00 | ... | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 7.6 | 53 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| LEYTON | 16.8 | 0.38 | 13.13 | 0.00 | ... | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 1.4 | 35 | 84.8 | 2.7 | 12.5 | ... |