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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Number of babies notified during 1943 whose mot hers are normally resident in the Borough | 117 | |
| Home | 42 | |
| Hospital | 75 | |
| (b) The number of those born at home who: | ||
| (i) were nursed entirely at home | 41 | |
| (ii) died during the first 24 hours | 1 | |
| ,, „ 1 to 7 days | 1 | |
| (iii) survived at the end of one month | 40 | |
| (c) The number of those born in hospital who: | ||
| (i) died within the first 24 hours | 5 | |
| „ ,, 1 to 7 days | ||
| (ii) survived at the end of one month | 67 | |
The following figures issued by the Ministry of Food show the average weekly issue of vitamin products during the year 1948.
| Orange Juice. | Cod Liver Oil. | A and D Tablets. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottles. | Per cent | Bottles. | Per cent. | Packets. | Per cent. | |
| Leyton | 2,959 | 57.88 | 743 | 48.20 | 188 | 58.76 |
| Divisional Total | 194,563 | 50.29 | 46,591 | 40.83 | 11,691 | 42.57 |
Puerperal Pyrexia.
Ten cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified during the year.
Obstetric Consultant.
The advice of the Council's Consultant Obstetrician was not
sought during the year.
Maternity Mortality.
There were 3 maternal deaths of Leyton residents during
the year.