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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 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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Table: The causes of death among infants are shown in the following table. Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Green in 1933

The causes of death among infants are shown in the following table. Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Green in 1933

Causes 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 1,000 Births
Measles........................221.3
Whooping Cough.....................3...32 .0
Scarlet Fever.................................
Diphtheria and Croup.................................
Erysipelas...............1.........10.7
Tuberculosis........................110.7
Bronchitis..................12...32.0
Pneumonia (all forms)...............310622214.7
Other Respiratory Diseases.................................
Diarrhœa and Enteritis...............109822919.4
Other Digestive Diseases...............1...121.3
Syphilis..................1......10.7
Rickets........................110.7
Congenital Malformations1.........21......32.0
Congenital Debility1.........1............10.7
Premature Birth832...132.........1510.0
Injury at Birth21......3............32.0
Other early infancy diseases5.........53.........85.4
†Other Causes11......2...2......42.7
Totals1962...2719251999966.3
Net Births in the yearLegitimate1450Net Deaths in the yearLegitimate infants93
illegitimate44illegitimate infants6
†Suffocation (2), Convulsions, Impetigo, (1 each).