Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Males | Females | TOTAL | Birth Rate | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 635 | 583 | 1,258 | 13.3 | |
Illegitimate | 15 | 25 | |||
STILLBIRTHS | 37 | 28.6 |
DEATHS.
Males | Females | TOTAL | Death Rate | |
---|---|---|---|---|
M.O.H. | 629 | 560 | 1,189 | 12.5 |
R.G. | 627 | 560 | 1,187 | |
When corrected by the Comparability Factor of the Registrar-General (1.13), the Death Rate becomes 14.1. |
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | ||
---|---|---|
From Sepsis | 1.53 | |
From other puerperal causes | 1 | 0.77 |
INFANT MORTALITY.
Deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 births:— | ||
---|---|---|
Legitimate 49 | 54 | |
Illegitimate 200 | ||
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 165/6 | |
,, ,, Measles (all ages) | 1 | |
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | 10 | |
„ ,, Diarrhoea (under two years of age | 12 |