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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 1921
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1921
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Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Green, in 1921.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks & under 3 months. | 3 months & under 6 months. | 6 months & under 9 months. | 9 months & under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes— | ||||||||||
| Certified | 55 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 79 | 41 | 93 | 46 | 36 | 295 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis (30) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis (31) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) (61) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Convulsions (71) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Laryngitis (87B) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) (91 & 92) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 50 |
| Diarrhœa (104 B, E & F) | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| Enteritis (104 A, C, D & G) | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 5 | 13 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 69 |
| Gastritis (103 A) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Rickets (36A) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Injury at birth (152C) | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Atelectasis (152B) | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Congenital Malformations (150) | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 7 |
| Premature birth (151A) | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus 151B | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3 | ... | 32 |
| Other Causes | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Totals | 55 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 79 | 41 | 93 | 46 | 36 | 295 |
| Nett Births in the year | legitimate | 2933 | Nett Deaths in the year | legitimate infants | 280 | |||||
| illegitimate | 70 | illegitimate infants | 15 | |||||||