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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 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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Table: The causes of death among infants are shown in the following table. Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Green in 1932

The causes of death among infants are shown in the following table. Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Green in 1932

Causes of DeathUnder 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 weeks & under 3 months3 months & under 6 months6 months & under 9 months9 months & under 12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 yearRate per 1,000 Births
Measles...............1126106.1
Whooping Cough..................12142.4
Scarlet Fever.................................
Diphtheria and Croup........................110.6
Erysipelas.................................
Tuberculosis..................11131.8
Meningitis Meningococcal.................................
Meningitis (purulent).................................
Septicaemia.................................
Bronchitis..................32...53.1
Pneumonia (all forms)......1...14234148.6
Other Respiratory Diseases...............12...142.4
Diarrhœa and Enteritis............167612112.9
Other Digestive Diseases........................110.6
Syphilis.................................
Rickets..................1......10.6
Congenital Malformations2.........24l...184.9
Congenital Debility...............12......31.8
Premature Birth171......181.........1911.6
Injury at Birth4.........4...1......53.1
Atelectasis6.........61.........74.3
Want of attention at Birth2.........2............21.2
Otitis Media...............111...31.8
Other Causes..................11...21.2
Totals31111342024181711369.1
Net Births in the year{legitimate 1572Net Deaths in{ the year{legitimate infants 103
{illegitimate 63illegitimate infants 10

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Cellulitis, Nephritis, (1 each).