London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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| Receiving : Unemployment Benefit | 19 | 20 | 10 | 5 | — | 54 | 24.2 |
| Unemployment Assistance | 9 | 13 | 8 | — | — | 30 | 13.4 |
| Public Assistance | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 13.5 |
| Widows' Pensions, etc | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 3.6 |
| Families with Children earning | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 17.5 |
| Total Number of Families | 49 | 75 | 53 | 38 | 8 | 223 |
*Where the family income is made up from two or more
sources, the principal source has been taken