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Bethnal Green 1905

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1905

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LONDON AND THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS. Birth-rates (based upon Births registered in each Borough) and (Death-rates (rate distribution of Deaths in Public Institutions) during 52 weeks of 1905.*

BOROUGHS.PER 1000 PERSONS LIVING.Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births registered.
Deaths from
Births.ALL CAUSES.Principal Epidemic Diseases.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping-cough.Typhus.Enteric Fever.Pyrexia† (Origin uncertain).Diarrhoea.Phthisis.
County of London27·115·11·700·000·370·120·120·32—0·050·000·721·41129
West.
Paddington21·613.31·39_0·420·050·020·34_0·03_0·530·96123
Kensington19·314·01·39—0·310·l 20·050·33—0·07—0·511·14144
Hammersmith26·213.91·70—0·240·090·180·48—0·04—0·671·16135
Fulham30·415.l2·71—0·540·140·150·53—0·06—1·291·22145
Chelsea21·3I4.81·03—0·070·l 20·070·30—0·05—0·421·51117
City of Westminster16·813·50·81—0·220·090·030·16—0·02—0·291·51114
North.
St. Marylebone30·015·51·12_0·290·l 20·040·19_0·050·010·421·4688
Hampstead16·29·30·53—0·090·070030.19—0·02—0·130·8394
St. Pancras24·715·81·50_0·330·110·110·35_0·03_0·571·52135
Islington25·214.51·470·000·360·110·100·33_0·05—0·521·26125
St0ke Newington20·512.91·14_0·230·060.090·19———0·571·33122
Hackney25·814.01·980·010·360·080·110·29—0·12—1·011.15129
Central.
Holborn28·517·51·12_0·200·070·070·30_0·07_0·412·8492
Finsbury34·719.02·17—0·420·210·l 20·33—0·09—1·002·02127
City of London13·517·40·57—0·040·040·090·09———0·311·34149
East.
Shoreditch33·519.72·960·020·540·240·150 ·76—0·03—1·221·96167
Bethnal Green33·218·62·27—0·360·200240·42—0·060·010·982·04151
Stepney35·317.72·580·000·520·190·200·45—0·070·001·151·72141
Poplar32·117·62·65—0·470·170·240·47—0·06—1·241·53153
South.
Southwark30·018·52·39_0·740·130.210·38_0·05—0·882.13148
Bermondsey33·318·72·21—0·480·130·140·29—0·06—1·111·79148
Lambeth28·314·91·50—0·310·100·120·26_0·03_0·681·38115
Battersea27·414·51·99—0·710·140·070·29_0·03_0·751·34131
Wandsworth26·012·61·46—0·340·110·110·29—0·04—0·571·02119
Camberwell25·613·71·30—0·300·110·070·25—0·03—0·541·21124
Deptford28·914·31·19—0·140·090·080·17—0·05—0·661·22122
Greenwich25·913·41·30—0·170·050·160·14_0·05_0·731·26119
Lewisham25·211·70·950·030·280·030·060·18—0·04—0·330·8592
Woolwich28·412·81·02—0·100·080·140·13—0·06—0·511·52102

In this Table 0·00 indicates that the deaths were too few to give a rate of 0.005; where no
death occurred, — is inserted.
* The rates do not in all cases agree with those in some of the other Tables.
† Originally described as Simple Continued Fever.