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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 1899
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green during the year 1899
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BETHNAL GREEN SANITARY DISTRICT.
TABLE II.
Shewing the Annual Birth Rate, Rate of Mortality, Death Rate among Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions for the year 1899, and 10 years preceding.
| YEAR. | Birth Rate per 1000 of the Population. | Annual Rate ofMortality per 1000 living. | Deaths of Children under 1 year: percentage of Total Deaths. | Percentage of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Registered Births. | Deaths of Children under 5 years; percentage of Total Deaths. | Total Number of Deaths inPublic Institutions. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | ......... | ......... | ......... | ......... | ......... | 727 |
| 1889 | 37.70 | 20.67 | 26.51 | 14.10 | 48.40 | 561 |
| 1890 | 37.25 | 24.78 | 23.70 | 16.20 | 43.80 | 641 |
| 1891 | 38.70 | 25.41 | 25.22 | 16.54 | 44.12 | 707 |
| 1892 | 38.60 | 23.49 | 26.10 | 15.86 | 48.25 | 588 |
| 1893 | 38.60 | 26.47 | 26.00 | 17.70 | 45.00 | 722 |
| 1894 | 37.70 | 21.40 | 26.00 | 15.20 | 47.00 | 570 |
| 1895 | 37.30 | 21.64 | 27.88 | 16.18 | 47.10 | 625 |
| 1896 | 37.70 | 22.52 | 28.50 | 19.00 | 51.00 | 638 |
| 1897 | 37.03 | 21.36 | 29.48 | 16.90 | 45.60 | 663 |
| 1898 | 37.00 | 22.23 | 30.78 | 18.50 | 49.70 | 620 |
| Average of 10 years, 1889 to 1898 | 37.75 | 22.99 | 27.01 | 16.61 | 46.99 | 633 |