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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 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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of those suffering from Fever, died in hospital. These 38 must therefore
be added to the 515 registered Zymotic deaths, raising the total to 553,
and giving a Zymotic death rate of 4.3, against 3.5 last year. The
corresponding rate for London was 3.7.
TABLE E.
TABLE B.
| 1879. | 1880. | |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated population in the | 133,300 | 127,000 |
| Total Birth | 5,246 | 6,201 |
| Total Deaths | 3,069 | 2,914 |
| Excess of Births over Deaths, showing the natural increase of the population | 2,177 | 2,287 |
Of the total deaths from all causes in Bethnal Green, 18.9 per cent.
(189.4 per thousand) were referred to the Zymotic group of diseases, and
17 per cent, for the whole of London. The decennial average of Zymotic
diseases for the years 1870 to 1879 is 598.6, 45 above the number for
1880.
In 1879, total deaths were 3069, out of which 474 were Zymotic deaths.
In 1880; ,, ,, 2914, ,, 553 ,,
155 less. 79 more.