Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Green in 1929.
Causes of Death | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 4 weeks & under 3 months | 3 months & under 6 months | 6 months & under 9 Months | 9 months & under 12 months | Total Deaths under year | Rate per 1,000 Births | |
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Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 1.9 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.4 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 0.5 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 0.5 | |
Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 0.5 | |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1.0 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 20.3 | |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 10.1 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Injury at Birth | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1.4 | |
Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1.0 | |
Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 | 3.9 | |
Premature Birth | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | 17 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 19 | 9.2 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 3.4 | |
Other Causes | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 6.8 | |
Totals | 22 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 133 | 64.4 | |
Net Births in the year | legitimate 2013 | Net Deaths in the year | legitimate infants 125 | |||||||||
illegitimate 51 | illegitimate infants 8 |