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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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Death-rate and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1916.
| – | ANNUAL DEATH-RATE PER 1,000 LIVING.* | Rate per 1,000 Births | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping-cough. | Diphtheria. | Violence. | Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under Two Years). | Total Deaths under One Year. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Certified Causes. | Inquest Cases. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | |
| England and Wales | 14. 0 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.66 | 12.47 | 91 | 24.2 | 91.3 | 7.2 | 1.5 |
| 96 Great Towns,including London (Census Populations exceeding 50,000). | 14.4 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.53 | 16.24 | 99 | 29.6 | 91.2 | 7.8 | 1.0 |
| 148 Smaller Towns (Census Populations 20,000—50,000). | 13.0 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.46 | 10.79 | 90 | 16.4 | 92.5 | 5.7 | 1.8 |
| London | 14.3 | 0.02 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.56 | 15.80 | 89 | 45.6 | 90.1 | 9.8 | 0.1 | |
* The death-rates for England and Wales are based upon deaths in the whole population and upon an estimated total
population of 30,250,000. The birth-rate similarly calculated is 21.6 per 1,000. The death-rates for the towns are based
upon civil deaths and estimated civil population. The birth-rates cannot be stated. In all cases the population used relates
to the year 1915.