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STILLBIRTHS.
67 stillbirths were brought to notice, being a
proportion of 2.2 per cent. of all births, live and
dead.
DEATHS.
The number of deaths that were registered during
the year as having taken place in the Borough was
1,776.
Of these 349 were of persons whose residence was
not in Bethnal Green, 346 dying in Bethnal Green
Institutions, and 3 in other places in the Borough.
There were also reported to the Registrar-General
379 deaths of Bethnal Green persons who died in institutions
in other parts of London, and 12 who died
in other parts of England and Wales.
This correction gives the net number of deaths for
Bethnal Green as 1,818, making an annual death rate
of 15.3 per 1,000 of population.
Death rates of previous years are : —
1916 15.3
1917 15.8
1918 23.9 (Influenza pandemic)
1919 13.9
1920 14.6
1921 12.9
There was one uncertified death during the year.
The death rate for Bethnal Green, 15.3, is not
far removed from the death rate for the County of
London.
Infant mortality is reported on in the section
dealing with maternity and child welfare on page 25.
The causes of death among the general population
are shown in the following table :—