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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 1855
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green, Parish of St. Matthew ]
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atmospheric phenomena, and temperature especially, are the
most influential agents on life, I have tabulated the variations
and deaths of each month in 1855, and the meteorology, and
mortality of the year.
TABLE VI, Illustrating the London Temperature, and Deaths of each month, and the relative Mortality in Bethnal Green.
| Months. | Jan. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature. | 34.9 | 29.4 | 37.9 | 45.8 | 48.8 | 56.9 | 62.1 | 62.1 | 57.1 | 51.2 | 41.3 | 35.6 |
| Deaths in London. | 6049 | 6229 | 7349 | 4792 | 4698 | 5507 | 3818 | 4054 | 5170 | 3651 | 3953 | 6236 |
| Deaths in Bethnal Green. | 245 | 192 | 262 | 144 | 143 | 179 | 160 | 162 | 175 | 119 | 136 | 226 |
TABLE VII. Comprising the Summary of the Weather and Deaths in 1855.
| METEOROLOGY. | DEATHS. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature of Air. | Dryness of Atmosphere. | Mean daily movement of the Air in Miles. | Fall of Rain in Inches | Mean Reading of Barometer. | In London. | Percentage Ratio of London Deaths. | In Bethnal Green. | Percentage Ratio of Bethnal Green Deaths. |
| 46.9 | 5.3 | 90 | 21.1 | 29.780 | 61506 | 2.39 or one in 41 | 2143 | 2.14 or one in 46 |
Our proportion of deaths in each Quarter was 699, 466,
497, and 481.