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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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The next table compares the death rates for Bethnal Green and for London by Quarters:-
TABLE F.
| Quarter ending. | London. | Bethnal Green. |
|---|---|---|
| April 1st, 1911 | 15.8 | 20.6 |
| July 1st, 1911 | 13.2 | 15.3 |
| September 30th, 1911 | 15.5 | 20.1 |
| December 30th, 1911 | 14.3 | 16.0 |
| Yearly average | 14.7 | 18.0 |
BIRTH RATE.
The births actually registered in Bethnal Green
during the year numbered 3,866, but to these must be
added the transferable births, particulars of which were
furnished to me by the Registrar-General.
Ninety-six births of Bethnal Green residents
occurred in the London Hospital, 28 in the East End
Mothers' Home in Stepney, 25 in the City of London
Lying-in Hospital in Finsbury, and 28 elsewhere The
addition of these 171 births away from home, minus
five foreigners born in the Workhouse, raises the total
to 4,032 which gives a birth rate of 31.45 per thousand
population; it is below that of the previous year (32.8)
when it was the highest of all the Metropolitan
Boroughs. The general London birth rate now stands
at 25.0, a slight increase over that of the preceding
year.