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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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| Average * | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936-38 | 992 | 9339 | 178 | 6794 | 345 | 991 | 219 | 125 |
| 1942 | 682 | 4860 | 83 | 702 | 319 | 853 | 7 | 1 |
| 194 | 639 | 5733 | 53 | 705 | 413 | 1321 | 12 | 4 |
| 1944 | 562 | 3556 | 34 | 565 | 338 | 1120 | 9 | — |
| 1945 | 694 | 5426 | 54 | 810 | 401 | 1428 | 11 | — |
| 1946 | 926 | 7780 | 84 | 1057 | 855 | 3159 | 14 | — |
| 1947 | 1131 | 10,441 | 79 | 1283 | 737 | 3151 | 21 | — |
| Average * | ||||||||
| 1936-38 | 992 | 9339 | 178 | 6794 | 345 | 991 | 219 | 125 |
| 1942 | 4860 | 83 | 702 | 319 | 853 | 7 | 1 | |
| 194 | 639 | 5733 | 53 | 705 | 413 | 1321 | 4 | |
| 1944 | 562 | 3556 | 34 | 565 | 338 | 1120 | 9 | — |
| 1945 | 694 | 5426 | 54 | 401 | 1428 | 11 | — | |
| 1946 | 926 | 7780 | 84 | 1057 | 855 | 3159 | 14 | — |
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* During this period and part of 1939 three sessions a week were held at a Branch Centre, in addition to those at the Main Centre*
† With regard to the children in this age group, it should be pointed out that since 1942 some 200 have been under daily close
health supervision in the nurseries.
| Average | Babies under 1 year. | Children 1-5 years. | Mothers | Stillbirths, Infant deaths, Maternal deaths. | Puerperal fever and pyrexia, Ophthalmia neonatorum | Other infectious diseases. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-Natal. | Post-Natal. | ||||||