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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Table IVa.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1917.
Deaths from Stated Causes as they occurred in the various Wards under One Year of Age.
| CAUSE OK DEATH. | Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central. | Forest. | Leytonstone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wanstead Slip. | Ward not known. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | 17 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 172 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping-Cough | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ...... | 3 | |