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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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19
the North East and of 16.5 for the South West. These
rates do not include the deaths of homeless paupers.
The next table shews the mortality rates for Bethnal
Green and for London compared by months, the rainfall
and the mean temperature are also shewn for each
period.
TABLE E.
| Month. | London Death Rate | Bethnal Green Death Rate. | Mean Temperature | Rainfall (inches) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.0 | 22.8 | 38.3 | 0.71 |
| February | 19.2 | 21.4 | 37.0 | 0.50 |
| March | 22.1 | 22.9 | 39.8 | 2.85 |
| April | 15.5 | 15.7 | 50.2 | 1.90 |
| May | 13.6 | 14.7 | 54.4 | 1.80 |
| June | 11.7 | 13.4 | 56.2 | 3.79 |
| July | 10.7 | 13.9 | 61.8 | 3.49 |
| August | 11.2 | 12.6 | 63.4 | 1.46 |
| September | 12.2 | 15.4 | 56.1 | 2.56 |
| October | 11.9 | 13.7 | 53.5 | 4.16 |
| November | 14.4 | 16.6 | 41.7 | 0.75 |
| December | 15.6 | 17.8 | 40.3 | 2.79 |
| Average | 14.6 | 16.7 | 49.4 | Total Rainfall 26.76 |