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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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In the following table the mortality rates for London and for
Bethnal Green are compared by quarters ; the rainfall and the mean
temperature for each period of three months is also shewn : —
TABLE C.
| Quarter ending. | London Death Rate. | Bethnal Green Death Rate. | Mean Temp. Fahr. | Rainfall (inches). | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1st | 20.1 | 22.6 | 41.8 | 5.07 | ||
| July 1st | 16.2 | 18.4 | 52.8 | 5.41 | ||
| Sept. 30th | 20.1 | 25.4 | 63.0 | 4.32 | ||
| Dec. 30th | 20.9 | 24.9 | 44.7 | 7.54 | ||
| Aversge | 19.3 | 22.7 | Mean Temp. | 50.6 | TI.R.F. for 1899. | 22.34 |
BIRTH RATE.
The births registered during the year were 4,753, and are equal
to a rate of 36.8 per thousand population at all ages. This rate is
slightly lower than that of the preceding year, which I calculated
at 37.0.
The general Metropolitan rate has also decreased, and stands at
29.4 per thousand population. This is the lowest London birth
rate on record, and is (as was also the case in 1898) nearly seven
and a half per thousand below our own.
In the registration sub-districts of Bethnal Green the birth rates
were as under. The death rate in each district is also given for
purposes of comparison.
Sub-District. Birth Rate. Death Rate.
North 39.1 23.6
South 39. 8 23.8
East 32.0 21.1