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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 1915
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1915 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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TABLE D.
| District. | Deaths. | Population. |
|---|---|---|
| North-East | 1,077 | 59,986 |
| South-West | 977 | 60,221 |
| Previous residence unknown | 37 | — |
| Total | 2,091 | 120,207 |
DEATH RATE.
We show a mortality for the year 1915 of 17.4 per
thousand persons living, calculated on the new civil
population figure given by the Registrar-General of
120,207. This rate, which is 1.5 higher than that of the
previous year, is 1.3 above the rate for London, which
is 16.1 per thousand. The rate for London is calculated
on the new civil population estimate of 4,310,030.
MORTALITY RATES IN SUB-DISTRICTS.
The death rate for the North-East Sub-district was
18.0, and that for the South-West 16.2. These rates
are exclusive of the 37 homeless paupers who died in the
Workhouse and Infirmary, although these are necessarily
included in the general rate for the whole Borough.
COMPARATIVE DEATH RATES.
Table E shows the mortality rates for Bethnal Green
and for London, compared by months, the rainfall and
the mean temperature for each quarter also being shown.
Table F compares the death rates for London and
for Bethnal Green by quarters.