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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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Of the above 87 were illegitimate births, 44 being males and
43 females.
Percentage of illegitimate births, 4'3.
BIRTHS—1917.
| YEAR 1917. | Names of Localities—Wards. | Totals. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central. | Forest. | Leyton-stone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wanstead Slip | Ward not known. | ||
| January | 14 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 13 | … | 169 |
| February | 12 | 30 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 11 | … | 178 |
| March | 12 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 16 | … | 197 |
| April | 14 | 29 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 12 | … | 159 |
| May | 11 | 24 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 171 |
| Tune | 15 | 28 | 50 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 29 | 15 | 20 | … | 203 |
| July | 8 | 22 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 12 | … | 150 |
| August | 5 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 17 | … | 125 |
| September | 12 | 23 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 14 | … | 158 |
| October | 10 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 14 | … | 136 |
| November | 10 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 12 | *1 | 149 |
| December | 10 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 7 | … | 125 |
| Births received from the Registrar-General (Wards unknown) | 85 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 133 | 315 | 391 | 219 | 128 | 208 | 198 | 167 | 159 | 2 | 2005 |
| * 1 Foundling, apparently 4 months old. | |||||||||||