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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 1934

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

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Table: The causes of death among infants are show in the following table. Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Green in 1934

The causes of death among infants are show in the following table. Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Green in 1934

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.....................2242•7
Whooping Cough...............1...1132•1
Scarlet Fever.................................
Diphtheria and Croup.....................1...10•7
Tuberculosis.....................1...10•7
Bronchitis..................2...132•1
Pneumonia (all forms)2...2...5569...2718•5
Other Respiratory Diseases.................................
Diarrhœa and Enteritis...............9132...3020•5
Other Digestive Diseases......;;;........................
Syphilis.................................
Rickets.................................
Congenital Malformations1...1...211......42•7
Congenital Debility..............................•••
Premature Birth12...11173.........2013•7
Injury at Birth6.........6............64•1
Other early infancy diseases21......3............32•1
†Other Causes...1...i211......42•7
Totals23543352023161210672•6

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Net Births in (legitimate 1411 Net Deaths in J legitimate infants 94
the year (illegitimate 49 the year Iillegitimate infants 12
† Erysipelas (2), Murder and Haemorrhagic dis. (1 each).