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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Vital Statistics
Population 103,200
Live Births :—
Legitimate Males 645
Females 594
Illegitimate Males 20
Females 20
Totals 1,279
Birth rate per 1,000 of population 12.39
Stillbirths :—
Males 17
Females 12
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 22.17
Deaths :—
Males 986
Females 1,043
Totals 2,029
Death Rate per 1,000 19.66
Number of women dying from diseases and accidents
of pregnancy and childbirth :—
From Sepsis 0
From other causes 0
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still)
births .00
Death rate of infants under one year of age :—
All infants per 1,000 live births 23.45
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live
births 23.41
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate
live births 25.00
The natural decrease of population (i.e. excess of deaths over
births) was 750.
Comparability Factor
To make approximate allowance for the way in which the
sex and age distribution of the Borough population differs from
that for England and Wales as a whole, the Registrar-General has
issued the following comparability factors for Leyton.
Area comparability factor for births 0.96
Area comparability factor for deaths ... ... 0.91