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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 1924
Special report on an outbreak of Typhoid Fever in the Borough of Bethnal Green in 1924
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Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Green, in 1924.
| 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. | Rate per 1000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes— | |||||||||||
| Certified | 48 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 83 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 205 | 77.63 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | .37 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 37 |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | 8 | 3.03 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2.65 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1.14 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis (30) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis (31) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .37 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous (61) | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .75 |
| Convulsions (71) | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .75 |
| Laryngitis (87B) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.55 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) (91 & 92) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 45 | ... | 17.05 |
| Diarrhœa (104 B, E & F) | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 2.27 |
| Enteritis (104 A, C, D & G) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 8.71 |
| Gastritis (103A) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .75 |
| Rickets (36A) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Injury at birth (152C) | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .75 |
| Atelectasis (152B) | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.14 |
| Congenital Malformations (150) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | 3.41 |
| Premature Birth (151A) | 36 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 53 | ... | ... | 20.08 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus (151B) | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | ... | 5.68 |
| Other Causes | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ... | 4.55 |
| Totals | 49 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 83 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 206 | 78.0 |
| Nett Births in the year | legitimate 2581 | ||||||||||
| illegitimate 59 | |||||||||||
| Nett Deaths in the year | legitimate infants 202. | ||||||||||
| illegitimate infants 4 | |||||||||||
Note.—The numbers given in brackets after certain causes of death indicate the numbers of
the corresponding headings in the detailed International List of Causes of Death, 1909.