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Bethnal Green 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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MATERNAL MORTALITY.
Number of Women dying in, or in consequence of,
childbirth:—
From Sepsis 4
From other causes 6
INFANT MORTALITY.
Deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000
births :—
Legitimate 85.8
Illegitimate 148.1
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 5
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) 10
„ ,, Diarrhoea (under two years of age) 50
POPULATION.
The Vital Statistics in this report have been calculated
on the estimated resident population of the
Borough at the middle of the year 1931 of 109,200.
CENSUS, 1931.
The full results of the Census taken in 1931, are
not yet published at the time of preparing this report,
but I have obtained from the Registrar General in
advance of publication such figures as are available.
The following table gives the figures for the four wards of the Borough:—
| Males | Females | Total persons | Structurally separate dwellings | Total families (separate occupiers) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | 8,871 | 9,271 | 18,142 | 3,054 | 4,849 |
| East | 18,716 | 20,010 | 38,726 | 5,855 | 10,002 |
| South | 13,762 | 14,714 | 28,476 | 5,106 | 7,263 |
| West | 10,929 | 11,921 | 22,850 | 4,141 | 5,864 |
| 52,278 | 55,916 | 108,194 | 18,156 | 27,978 |