Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1914 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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INFANTILE DEATH RATES. The following table compares the total infantile death rates during the last ten years for Bethnal Green with the rates for London as a whole.
| Year. | Bethnal Green. | London. |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 151 | 129 |
| 1906 | 157 | 130 |
| 1907 | 138 | 131 |
| 1908 | 116 | 113 |
| 1909 | 129 | 122 |
| 1910 | 108 | 103 |
| 1911 | 151 | 129 |
| 1912 | 96 | 91 |
| 1913 | 117 | 105 |
| 1914 | 137 | 104 |
| Averages for ten) years | 130 | 115.7 |