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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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TABLES J. & K.
| 1909 | Estimated Population in the middle of 1909. | Births. | Deaths. All causes. | Number of Deaths. | Death Rates. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus. | Enteric Fever. | Pyrexia. | Diarrhœa. | Phthisis. | Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age. | All causes. | Principal Epidemic diseases. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus. | Enteric Fever. | Pyrexia. | Diarhœa | Phthisis. | ||||
| Borough of Bethnal Green: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| April 3rd | 131,310 | 1,023 | 730 | - | 49 | 8 | 6 | 10 | - | 1 | — | 6 | 71 | 137 | 22.3 | 2.44 | — | 1.50 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.31 | — | 0.03 | — | 0.18 | 2.17 |
| July 3rd | 131,316 | 1,044 | 476 | - | 12 | 1 | 5 | 16 | - | 2 | - | 6 | 44 | 112 | 14.5 | 1.28 | — | 0.37 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.49 | — | 0.06 | - | 0.18 | 1.84 |
| October 2nd | 131,310 | 955 | 463 | — | 6 | 10 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | 68 | 39 | 144 | 14.1 | 2.87 | — | 0.18 | 0.31 | 0.03 | 0.27 | — | — | — | 2.08 | 1.19 |
| Jan. 1st 1910 | 131,316 | 977 | 532 | — | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | - | 15 | 48 | 142 | 16.2 | 1.34 | — | 0.37 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.15 | — | 0.03 | — | 0.46 | 1.47 |
| 131,316 | 4,132 | 2201 | — | 79 | 25 | 17 | 40 | — | 4 | — | 95 | 202 | 535 | 16.8 | 1.98 | — | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.30 | — | 0.03 | — | 0.22 | 1.54 | |
| County of London:— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 3rd | 1,833,938 | 30,493 | 22,873 | 1 | 1147 | 109 | 230 | 364 | - | 59 | — | 174 | 1,992 | 3,416 | 19.0 | 1.72 | 0.00 | 0.95 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.30 | - | 0.05 | - | 0.14 | 1.65 |
| July 3rd | 4,833,938 | 30,043 | 15,479 | - | 837 | 109 | 135 | 420 | - | 25 | 1 | 142 | 1.450 | 2,773 | 12.8 | 1.38 | - | 0.69 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.35 | — | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 1.20 |
| October 2nd | 4,833,938 | 28.861 | 13,009 | - | 204 | 79 | 110 | 223 | — | 26 | 1 | 957 | 1,276 | 3,137 | 10.8 | 1.33 | - | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.19 | — | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.79 | 1.06 |
| Jan. 1st 1910 | 4,833,938 | 28,150 | 16,271 | 1 | 136 | 86 | 131 | 239 | - | 36 | — | 304 | 1,619 | 3,256 | 13.5 | 0.77 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.20 | — | 0.03 | - | 0.25 | 1.84 |
| 4 ,833938 | 117,547 | 67,632 | 2 | 2,324 | 373 | 606 | 1,246 | - | 146 | 2 | 1,577 | 6,337 | 1,2582 | 140 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.48 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.26 | - | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 1.31 | |