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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 1902
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1902
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In the following table, the mortality rates for London and for Bethnal Green are compared by months; the rainfall and the mean temperature are also shewn for each period.
| Month. | London Death Rate. | Bethnal Green Death Rate. | Mean Temperature. | Rainfall (Inches). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18˙8 | 22˙4 | 40˙5 | 0˙76 |
| February | 26˙5 | 31˙7 | 35˙8 | 1˙13 |
| March | 20˙9 | 23˙6 | 45˙0 | 1˙87 |
| April | 17˙3 | 22˙1 | 48˙6 | 0˙49 |
| May | 16˙4 | 20˙3 | 50˙7 | 2˙60 |
| June | 14˙4 | 17˙4 | 59˙8 | 3˙13 |
| July | 14˙3 | 16˙4 | 63˙3 | 1˙40 |
| August | 14˙9 | 15˙9 | 62˙1 | 3˙69 |
| September | 17˙0 | 19˙0 | 57˙9 | 1˙00 |
| October | 16˙5 | 19˙4 | 51˙0 | 1˙46 |
| November | 17˙9 | 22˙4 | 45˙0 | 1˙80 |
| December | 18˙2 | 20˙1 | 41˙3 | 1˙51 |
| Average | 17˙2 | 21˙1 | 50˙1 | Total R.F.— 20.84 |
BIRTH RATE.
The total number of births registered during the year was 4,589 ;
this equals a rate of 35-3 per thousand population at all ages, and is
slightly lower than that of the preceding year, which was 35.5.
The general Metropolitan birth rate is the lowest on record, and
stands at 28-5 per thousand. This figure is, as usual, six and-a-half
below our own.