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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
Tower Hamlets 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE 5
COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS
| Year | Population | Live Births | Deaths | Deaths under 1 year | Maternal Deaths | Cancer Deaths (all forms) | Tuberculosis Deaths (all forms) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate* | No. | Rate* | No. | Rate** | No. | Rate** | No. | Rate* | No. | Rate* | ||
| 1901 | 597,106 | 21,515 | 36.0 | 12,143 | 20.3 | N.A. | N.A. | 420 | 0.7 | 1,670 | 2.8 | ||
| 1911 | 570,429 | 17,461 | 30.6 | 10,272 | 18.0 | 2,664 | 152.5 | 51 | 2.9 | 506 | 0.8 | 1,223 | 2.1 |
| 1921 | 530,656 | 13,283 | 25.0 | 6,863 | 12.9 | 1,219 | 91.8 | 29 | 2.1 | 571 | 1.1 | 751 | 1.4 |
| 1931 | 491,300 | 8,585 | 17.5 | 6,286 | 12.7 | 685 | 79.8 | 26 | 2.9 | 692 | 1.4 | 565 | 1.1 |
| 1941 | 174,520 | 2,607 | 14.9 | 6,733 | 21.4 | 117 | 44.8 | 5 | 1.8 | 399 | 2.2 | 272 | 1.5 |
| 1951 | 229,118 | 4,092 | 17.8 | 3,083 | 13.4 | 101 | 24.7 | 5 | 1.2 | 531 | 2.3 | 90 | 0.4 |
| 1961 | 204,340 | 4,037 | 19.7 | 2,484 | 12.1 | 95 | 23.5 | 5 | 1.2 | 480 | 2.3 | 25 | 0.1 |
| 1962 | 204,050 | 4,086 | 20.0 | 2,474 | 12.1 | 79 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 | 503 | 2.5 | 24 | 0.1 |
| 1963 | 203,850 | 3,988 | 19.6 | 2,531 | 12.4 | 96 | 24.1 | 2 | 0.5 | 510 | 2.5. | 24 | 0.1 |
| 1964 | 206,080 | 4,026 | 19.5 | 2,256 | 10.9 | 92 | 22.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 523 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.05 |
| 1965 | 204,560 | 3,867 | 18.9 | 2,280 | 11.1 | 76 | 19.6 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 2.6 | 21 | 0.1 |
| 1966 | 202,560 | 3,703 | 18.3 | 2,245 | 11.1 | 62 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 481 | 2.4 | 22 | 0.1 |
| 1967 | 198,230 | 3,262 | 16.4 | 2,130 | 10.7 | 56 | 17.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 539 | 2.7 | 18 | 0.1 |
| 1968 | 192,250 | 2,875 | 15.0 | 2,382 | 12.4 | 69 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 539 | 2.8 | 18 | 0.1 |
| 1969 | 188,080 | 2,612 | 13.9 | 2,315 | 12.3 | 46 | 17.6 | 2 | 0.8 | 493 | 2.6 | 15 | 0.1 |
| 1970 | 182,260 | 2,471 | 13.6 | 2,170 | 11.9 | 50 | 20.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 537 | 2.9 | 17 | 0.1 |
| 1971 | 164,650 | 2,234 | 13.6 | 2,147 | 13.0 | 54 | 24.2 | 0 | 0 | 567 | 3.4 | 9 | 0.05 |
*
* Per 1, 000 population * Per 1,000 total births
N. A. - Not available
NOTE: Figures prior to 1965 relate to those of the former Metropolitan Boroughs of Bethnal Green, Poplar and Stepney.