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annual return was 1,291. This figure gives an annual
death rate of 12.0 per 1,000 population, which compares
with 12.3 for the County of London and 12.0
for England and Wales as a whole.
Measles, Cancer and Heart disease all show
increases, but there is a marked fall in the deaths from
Pneumonia and Diarrhœa.
Infantile mortality and the mortality from cancer,
street accidents and from tuberculosis and other infectious
diseases are subjects of comment in other parts
of this report.
The causes of death among the population of
Bethnal Green as classified by the Registrar-General,
are given in the accompanying table.