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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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SECTION A
STATISTICS OF THE AREA
| Area | 760 acres |
| Population, estimated mid-year | 58,730 |
| Number of inhabited houses (at 31st December, 1950) | 15,763 |
| Rateable Value | £438,482 |
| General Rate | 19s. 4d. |
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £1,785 |
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births : Legitimate | 475 | 454 | 929 |
| Illegitimate | 29 | 25 | 54 |
| Rate per 1,000 estimated population | 16.7 | ||
| Stillbirths : Legitimate | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 16.0 | ||
| Death Rate per 1,000 estimated population— | |||
| Recorded rate | 12.3 | ||
| Standardised rate | 13.3 | ||
| Deaths of infants under one year of age— | |||
| Legitimate | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| Illegitimate | — | 1 | 1 |
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age- | |||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 28.5 | ||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 29.1 | ||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 18.5 | ||