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Leyton 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Extract from Vital Statistics for the year 1945.

Live Births:—
Legitimate Males725
Females654
Illegitimate Males42
Females53
Totals1,474
Birth Rate per 1,000 of population16.87
Stillbirths:—
Males15
Females19
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births22.54
Deaths:—
Males606
Females541
Totals1,147
Death Rate per 1,00013.13
Number of women dying from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth:—
From Sepsis0
From other causes3
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births1.99
Death rate of infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births35.27
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births33.35
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births63.15
Deaths from Cancer (all ages)189
,, ,, Measles (all ages)1
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages)2
,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)2