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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 1858

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green, Parish of St. Matthew ]

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Table: TABLE 5. Sub-District Epidemic Mortality in 1858.

TABLE 5. Sub-District Epidemic Mortality in 1858.

Sub-Districts of Betlnal Green.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Whooping. Cough.Diarrhoea.Typhus.Total of Epidemics.Percentage to Total Deaths.
Hackney Road92730302524145
Green1207222272516725.55
Church32152252427152
Town72334372831160
Totals2091188114104107624

Table: TABLE 6. Comparative Mortality by Epidemics in London, East Districts, and Bethnal Green.

TABLE 6. Comparative Mortality by Epidemics in London, East Districts, and Bethnal Green.

Epidemics.Percentages to Total Deaths.
London.East Districts.Bethnal Green.
Small Pox0.380.430.81
3.74.03.7
Scarlatina6.47.07.6
Whooping Cough4.24.44.6
Diarrhoea3.23.74.2
Typhus2.93.54.3