Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 1948
| 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. | Tuberculosis. | Pneumonia. | 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 | 17.9 | 0.42 | 10.8 | 0.00 | ... | 0.51 | 0.41 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 3.3 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 20.0 | 0.52 | 11.6 | 0.00 | ... | 0.59 | 0.38 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 4.5 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 148 Smaller Towns. Estimated Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931 | 19.2 | 0.43 | 10.7 | 0.00 | ... | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 2.1 | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| London | 20.1 | 0.39 | 11.6 | 0.00 | ... | 0.63 | 0.54 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 2.4 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| LEYTON | ... | |||||||||||||||