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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 1904
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1904
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TABLES G. & H.
| 1904 | Estimated Population in the middle of 1904 | Births | All Causes | Small Pox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough | Typhus | Enteric Fever | Pyrexia | Diarrhœa | Phthisis | Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age | All Causes | Principal Epidemic Diseases | Small Pox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough | Typhus | Enteric Fever | Pyrexia | Diarrhœa | Phthisis | Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births Registered |
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| County of London:— | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| April 2nd | 4,648,950 | 33,294 | 20,604 | 8 | 670 | 81 | 204 | 595 | — | 54 | 1 | 239 | 2.055 | 4,438 | 17.8 | 1.61 | 0.01 | 0.58 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.51 | — | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 1.77 | 133 |
| July 2nd | 4,648,950 | 32,536 | 16,546 | 12 | 930 | 81 | 163 | 505 | — | 42 | 2 | 246 | 1,815 | 3,475 | 14.3 | 1.71 | 0.01 | 0.80 | 0.07 | 0. 14 | 0.44 | — | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 1.57 | 107 |
| October 1st | 4,648,950 | 32,034 | 18,352 | 5 | 369 | 87 | 150 | 240 | — | 85 | 2 | 3,931 | 1,577 | 6,667 | 15.8 | 4.20 | 0.00 | 0 .32 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.21 | — | 0.07 | 0 .00 | 3.39 | 1.36 | 208 |
| December 31st | 4,648,950 | 31,471 | 19,054 | — | 287 | 116 | 206 | 155 | — | 105 | 1 | 335 | 2,079 | 4,020 | 16.4 | 1.04 | — | 0.25 | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.13 | — | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 1.79 | 128 |
| 4,648,950 | 129,335 | 74,556 | 25 | 2,256 | 365 | 723 | 1,495 | — | 286 | 6 | 4,751 | 7,526 | 18,600 | 16.1 | 2.14 | 0.005 | 0.49 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.32 | — | 0.06 | 0.00 | 1.02 | 1.62 | 144 | |
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| April 2nd | 130,207 | 1,169 | 650 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 15 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 82 | 162 | 19.9 | 1.65 | 0.15 | 0 .31 | 0.09 | 0.40 | 0.46 | — | 0.03 | — | 0.21 | 2.53 | 139 |
| July 2nd | 130,207 | 1,127 | 565 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 14 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 79 | 145 | 17.3 | 2.27 | 0.06 | 1 .27 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.43 | — | — | 0.03 | 0.09 | 2.43 | 129 |
| October 1st | 130,207 | 1,110 | 612 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 126 | 50 | 243 | 18.8 | 5.40 | 0.03 | 0.65 | 0.12 | 0.46 | 0.21 | — | 0.06 | — | 3.87 | 1.54 | 219 |
| December 31st | 130,207 | 1,120 | 662 | — | 17 | 6 | 12 | 8 | — | 3 | — | 11 | 69 | 161 | 20.3 | 1.75 | — | 0.52 | 0.18 | 0.37 | 0.24 | — | 0.09 | — | 0.34 | 2.13 | 144 |
| 130,207 | 4.526 | 2,489 | 8 | 89 | 18 | 48 | 44 | — | 6 | 1 | 147 | 280 | 711 | 19.1 | 2.77 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.13 | 0.37 | 0.33 | — | 0.04 | — | 1.12 | 2.16 | 158 |