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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 1916
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1916
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SUMMARY.
| Total deaths registered | 1784 |
| Sudden deaths of residents outside the Borough | 10 |
| Deaths of residents in institutions outside the Borough | 415 |
| 2209 | |
| Deductions:— | |
| Sudden deaths of strangers in Bethnal Green | 11 |
| Deaths of strangers in Bethnal Green Institutions | 434 |
| 445 | |
| Net total deaths of Bethnal Green residents | 1764 |
Note. —In accordance with instructions received
from the Registrar-General, the deaths of soldiers in the
Bethnal Green Military Hospital have not been included
in these statistics, but the numbers will be found at the
foot of page 8.
DEATHS IN SUB-DISTRICTS.
In the North-East sub-district 923 deaths occurred
amongst the residents and 831 in the South-West. Ten
persons who had no fixed homes died in the Workhouse
or the Infirmary. These details are shown in Table D.