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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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BETHNAL GREEN SANITARY DISTRICT.
TABLE II. Constitutional Diseases (continued).
| YEAR | Birth Rate A per 1000 of the Population. | Annua) Rate of Mortality per 1000 living | Deaths of Children under 1 year per centage of Total Deaths. | Per centage of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Registered Births | Deaths of Children under 5 years per centage of Total Deaths. | Total Number of Deaths in Public Institutions. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 37 70 | 21 40 | 26 00 | 15 2 | 47 00 | 570 |
| 1884 | 41.62 | 22-87 | 28.60 | 15.70 | 50.60 | 512 |
| 1885 | 39.96 | 22.08 | 26.31 | 14.54 | 42.56 | 534 |
| 1886 | 40.00 | 23.45 | 29.21 | 17.10 | 49.77 | 532 |
| 1887 | 38.41 | 22.45 | 27.90 | 16.31 | 48.40 | 508 |
| 1888 | 37.82 | 22.65 | 26.03 | 13.60 | 48.78 | 556 |
| 1889 | 37.70 | 20.67 | 26.51 | 14.10 | 48.40 | 561 |
| 1890 | 37.25 | 24.78 | 23.70 | 16.20 | 43.80 | 641 |
| 1891 | 38.70 | 25.41 | 25.22 | 16.54 | 44.12 | 707 |
| 1892 | 38.60 | 23.49 | 26.10 | 15.86 | 48.25 | 588 |
| 1893 | 38.60 | 26.47 | 26.00 | 17.70 | 45.00 | 722 |
| Average of 10 years, 1884 to 1893. | 38.86 | 23.43 | 26.55 | 15.96 | 46.96 | 595 |