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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 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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SECTION A

Table: STATISTICS OF THE AREA

STATISTICS OF THE AREA

Area760 acres
Population, estimated mid-year49,830
Number of Dwellings15,301
Rateable Value£649,852
General Rate20s. 4d.
Sum represented by a penny rate£2,525

Table: VITAL STATISTICS

VITAL STATISTICS

MalesFemalesTotal
Live Births: Legitimate.422385807
Illegitimate372562
Live Birth rate per 1,000 Population17.4
Stillbirths: Legitimate.10717
Illegitimate1–1
Stillbirths rate per 1,000 live and Stillbirths0.36
Total live and stillbirths17.8
Infant Deaths: Legitimate8614
Illegitimate2–2
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live birthsa ii
Total18.4
Legitimate17.3
Illegitimate32.2
Neo Natal mortality rate 1,000 live births (First Four Weeks)11.5
Illegitimate live birth per cent of total live births7.1
Maternal Mortality: There were no deaths associated with Pregnancy or childbirth.
Death Rate per 1,000 estimated population11.4