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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 1911
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1911 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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shewn. It is noticeable that in August, with an
average temperature of 708, and only half an inch of
rainfall in the whole month, the mortality in Bethnal
Green rose to 25 per thousand, due almost entirely
to the number of deaths from infantile diarrhoea.
TABLE E.
| Month. | London Death Rate. | Bethnal Green Death Rate. (Per Thousand) | Mean Temperature (Degrees). | Rainfall (Inches). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.7 | 18.6 | 38.5 | 1.38 |
| February | 16.7 | 20.7 | 41.0 | 1.48 |
| March | 15.2 | 22.1 | 42.8 | 1.73 |
| April | 14.7 | 18.7 | 47.9 | 1.80 |
| May | 12.0 | 14.8 | 58.6 | 1.80 |
| June | 11.1 | 11.7 | 62.0 | 2.69 |
| July | 11.8 | 13.9 | 69.3 | 1.17 |
| August | 18.0 | 24.8 | 69.4 | 0.49 |
| September | 16.0 | 20.4 | 61.5 | 1.31 |
| October | 15.1 | 16.7 | 51.0 | 3.12 |
| November | 13.4 | 16.7 | 44.6 | 3.62 |
| December | 15.3 | 14.6 | 44.4 | 4.22 |
| Average | 14.6 | 17.8 | 52.6 | Total Rainfall 24.81 |