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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 1893
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Parish of Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green during the year 1893
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Table "H" separates the respiratory mortality into quarters,
shows the age distribution and also the rainfall and mean temperature
for each period of three months.
TABLE H.
| Quarter ending. | Children under 5 years. | Persons from 5 to 65. | Persons above 65. | Total. | Mean Temperature. Fahrenheit. | Rainfall in inches. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 75 | 117 | 62 | 254 | 41°.0 | 4.63 |
| June | 71 | 87 | 37 | 195 | 56°.4 | 1.78 |
| September | 51 | 47 | 17 | 115 | 61°.9 | 5.14 |
| December | 131 | 90 | 48 | 269 | 44°.7 | 8.27 |
| Total, 1893 | 328 | 341 | 164 | 833 | 51°.1 Mean Temperature for year 1893. | 19.82 |
| Total, 1892 | 340 | 244 | 175 | 759 | 48°.1 Mean Temperature for year 1892. | 22.32 |
QUEEN ADELAIDE'S DISPENSARY.
The Medical Report of the Charity gives the following results.
Patients under Medical Treatment at the commencement
of 1893 288
New Patients admitted who have had advice and medicine
gratis at the Dispensary or at their own homes 5207
Visited at their own homes 1691
Have Died *
Still under Medical Treatment **
REMARKS:
*The Committee passed a resolution not to insert the number of
deaths in the Annual Report, the average number is 1 per week.
**Approximately 500 (rather over than under).