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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
Bethnal Green 1909
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1909 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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TABLE D. Deaths in Sub-districts.
| DISTRICT. | Deaths. | Population. |
|---|---|---|
| North-East | 1,081 | 66,003 |
| South-West | 1,083 | 65,313 |
| Previous Residence unknown | 33 | — |
| Total | 2,197 | 131,316 |
Amongst the residents in the North East sub-district
1,081 deaths occurred and 1,083 amongst those of the
South West. Thirty-three persons who had 110 fixed
home died in the Workhouse or in the Infirmary,
although these deaths are taken into consideration in
the general mortality of the Borough it is of course
impossible to allocate them to the sub-districts.
DEATH RATE.
We shew a mortality for the year 1908 of 16.73;
is .37 below the corrected death-rate of the previous
year. Our relation to the general Metropolitan deathrate
remains almost unchanged as Bethnal Green is
still nearly three (2.73) points per thousand above the
rate for the whole of London which is 14.0.
MORTALITY RATES IN SUB-DISTRICTS.
On the basis of the estimated populations in the
sub-districts I calculate a mortality rate of 16.3 for