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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 1894
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green during the year 1894
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RESPIRATORY DISEASES.
The deaths from chest diseases other than Phthisis and Pulmonary
Influenza were 562, being about 21 per cent, of the total mortality
from all causes, and corresponding to a rate of 4.5 per thousand
population at all ages.
Table " H " separates the mortality into quarters, shews the age
distribution, and also the rainfall and mean temperature for each
month of the year.
TABLE H.
| Quarter ending. | Children under 5 years. | Persona from 5 to 65. | Persons above 65. | Total. | Mean i Temperature. Fahrenheit. | Rainfall in inches. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 87 | 80 | 43 | 210 | Jan 38 4 | 2 87 |
| Feb. 41 8 | 1 75 | |||||
| 1.19 | Mar. 44 3 | |||||
| June | 75 | 37 | 15 | 127 | April 50 7 | 1 74 |
| May 50 4 | 1 85 | |||||
| June 583 | 1 84 | |||||
| September | 43 | 24 | 24 | 91 | July 62 1 | 3 25 |
| Aug 59 8 | 2 85 | |||||
| Sept 54 4 | 0 05 | |||||
| December | 56 | 43 | 35 | 134 | Oct. 50 1 | 4 45 |
| Nov. 46 5 | 2 85 | |||||
| Dec 42 1 | 2 28 | |||||
| Total, 1894 | 261 | 184 | 117 | 562 | 49.9 Mean Temperature for year 1894. | 26.97 |
| Total, 1893 | 328 | 341 | 164 | 833J | 51 1 Mean Temperature for year 1893. | 19.82 |