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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 1912

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1912 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector

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Table: TABLE I. Quarterly Mortality for the Borough of Bethnal Green.

TABLE I. Quarterly Mortality for the Borough of Bethnal Green.

1912.Estimated Population in the middle of 1912.Births.All CausesEnteric Fever.Small Pox.Measles.Soarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Diarrhoea and En teritis under 2 years).Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Deaths of Infants under one year of age.All Causes.Enteric Fever.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.DiphtheriaDiarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years).Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births Regis tered.
Borough of Bethnal Green.12345678910111213141516171819202122
March 30th127,9859785302—21644608416•60•06—00•600•30•190•130•131•8886
Jane 29th127,9859434251—6-1127487713•30•03—0•19—0•340•067•421•5082
September 28th127,985854401——18-7223527912•6——0•56—0•220•0626•931•6393
December 28th127,985886598——65184145613518•7——2•040•030•250•1315•801•75152
127,9853,6611,9543—91232124821637515•30•02—0•710•010•250•0912•571•69103