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 1916
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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 the whole of London:—
| Year. | Bethnal Green. | London. |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 138 | 116 |
| 1908 | 132 | 113 |
| 1909 | 129 | 108 |
| 1910 | 123 | 103 |
| 1911 | 123 | 128 |
| 1912 | 96 | 90 |
| 1913 | 117 | 105 |
| 1914 | 137 | 104 |
| 1915 | 118 | 110 |
| 1916 | 106 | 87 |
| Average for ten years | 122 | 106 |