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This correction gives the net number of deaths for
Bethnal Green as 1,529, making an annual death rate
of 12.9 per 1,000 of population.
Death rates of previous years are:—
1916 15.3
1917 15.8
1918 23.9 (Influenza pandemic)
1919 13.9
1920 14.6
There were no uncertified deaths during the year.
The death rate for Bethnal Green, 12.9, is not
far removed from the death rate for the County of
London, 12.4.
DIPHTHERIA.
There were 565 cases of Diphtheria notified during
the year.
Of these, there were 24 cases under the age of 1
year, 224 between the ages of 1 and 5 years, 266
between the ages of 5 and 15 years, 37 between the
ages of 15 and 25 years, 11 cases between the ages.
of 25 and 45 years, and 3 cases between the ages of
45 and 65 years.
Of the 565 cases, 556 were removed to an Isolation
Hospital. In 64 instances the Hospital authorities
reported the diagnosis to be incorrect.
Thirty-four deaths from this disease occurred
during the year, 33 of which took place at hospitals.
Comparison with previous years is as follows:—
1916 26 deaths
1917 19 „
1918 26 „
1919 58 „
1920 36 „