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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 1923
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1923
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Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Green, in 1923.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks & under 3 months. | 3 months & under 6 months. | 6 months & under 9 months | 9 months & under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | Rate per 1000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes— | |||||||||||
| Certified | 52 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 32 | 41 | 26 | 28 | 198 | 68.7 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.74 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 69 |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2.43 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 35 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis (30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 35 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis (31) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 69 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) (61) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 35 |
| Convulsions (71) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1.05 |
| Laryngitis (87B) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 | 312 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) (91 & 92) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 11.45 |
| Diarrhoea (104 B, E & F) ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3.82 |
| Enteritis (104 A, C, D & G) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 7.98 |
| Gastritis (103A) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | .35 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 35 |
| Rickets (36A) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | .35 |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 35 |
| Injury at birth (152 C) | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2.43 |
| Atelectasis (152B) | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2.08 |
| Congenital Malformations(150) | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 13 | 4.51 |
| Premature birth (151A) | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 34 | 11.80 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus (151B) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6.25 |
| Other Causes | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4.86 |
| Totals | 52 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 32 | 41 | 26 | 28 | 198 | 68.7 |
Nett Births in
the year
legitimate 2815
illegitimate 65
Nett Deaths in
the year
legitimate infants 192
illegitimate infants 6
Note. The numbers given in brackets after certain causes of death indicate the numbers
of the corresponding headings in the detailed International List of Causes of Death, 1909.