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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 1907
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1907 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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TABLE H. MARRIAGES.
| First Quarter | 220 | ||
| Second Quarter | 191 | ||
| Third Quarter | 265 | ||
| Fourth Quarter | 316 | ||
| Total | 992 |
These figures indicate a marriage rate of 15.6 to
every thousand persons, as against 17.0 in the County
of London.
TABLE I. Infantile Deaths. Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Births.
| Diseases. | England and Wales. Average 1901-1905. | Hethnal Green. 1907. |
|---|---|---|
| Diarrheal Diseases. Diarrhoea, Gastro-Knteritis, etc | 25.44 | 18.54 |
| Ante-Natal Causes. Premature Birth, Injury at Birth, Congenital Defects | 26.86 | 33.71 |
| Respiratory Diseases. Bronchitis, Pneumonia | 23.14 | 27'.70 |
| Wasting Diseases. Atrophy, Marasmus, Want of Breast Milk | 18.55 | 13.97 |
| Convulsive Diseases. Including non-tuberculous meningitis | 16.60 | 8.43 |
| Common Infectious Diseases. | 8.67 | 10.84 |
| Tubercular Diseases | 5.91 | 7.78 |
| Other Causes | 12.65 | 17.34 |
| Total | 137.82 | 138.23 |
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