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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 1927

Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1927

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It is gratifying to report that the reduction shown
in the foregoing return secured for the Borough the
second prize of £10 in the award referred to.

Table: Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Queen in 1927

Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Queen in 1927

Cause of DeathUnder 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 weeks & under 3 months3 months & under 6 months6 months & under 9 months9 months & under 12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 yearRate per 1000 Births
Measles......................
Scarlet Fever......................
Whooping Cough..........2391156.4
Diphtheria and Croup......................
Tuberculous Meningitis........... .12..31.3
Abdominal Tuberculosis......................
Other Tuberculous Diseases............1........10.4
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..........1..1..20.8
Convulsions............2....20.8
Bronchitis..1....1........10.4
Pneumonia (all forms)111..365562510.6
Diarrhœa and Enteritis..1..125752219.0
Syphilis............1....10.4
Rickets..............1..10.4
Suffocation, overlying......................
Injury at birth5......5....1..62.6
Atelectasis3......3..1....41.7
Congenital Malformations1..l..2..41..73.0
Premature Birth172..1201......219.0
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus23..1612....93.8
Other Causes4....151..46166.8
Totals33824471727291513557.4
Net Births in the yearlegitimate 2302Net Deaths in the yearlegitimate infants 133
illegitimate 51illegitimate infants 3

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*Based on local figures and classification which differ slightly from those supplied by the
Registrar General.