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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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The causes of death among infants are shown in
the following table.

Table: Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Green in 1937

Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Green in 1937

Causes of DeathUnder 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 weeks & under 3 monthsmonths & under 6 months6 months & under 9 months9 months & under 12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 yearRate per 1,000 Births
Measles.................................
Whooping Cough..................14164.8
Scarlet Fever.................................
Diphtheria and Croup.................................
Tuberculosis.................................
Bronchitis.........11...1......21.6
Pneumonia (all forms)...............34931915.1
Other Respiratory Diseases.................................
Diarrhœa and Enteritis ................3621129.5
Other Digestive Diseases.................................
Syphilis.................................
Rickets.................................
Congenital Malformations12......32.........54.0
Congenital Debility.................................
Premature Birth14...1...151......11713.5
Injury at Birth1.........1............10.8
Other early infancy diseases4.........4............43.2
†Other Causes........................221.6
Totals20211249121586854.1

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Net Births in legitimate 1218
the year illegitimate 40
Net Deaths in legitimate infants 60
the year illegitimate infants 8
† Pericarditis and Otitis media (1 each).