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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 1857
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green, Parish of St. Matthew ]
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TABLE 3.
Sub-District Epidemic Mortality, in 1857.
| Sub-Districts of Bethnal Green. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlatina. | Hooping Cough. | Diarrhœa. | Typhus. | Total of Epidemics. | Percentage to Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackney Road | 2 | 16 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 25 | 121 | |
| Green | 31 | 20 | 40 | 45 | 35 | 171 | 23 7. | |
| Church | 2 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 133 | |
| Town | 1 | 13 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 20 | 118 | |
| Totals | 5 | 81 | 94 | 126 | 132 | 105 | 543 |
TABLE 4.
Comparative Mortality by Epidemics in London, East Districts and Bethnal Green.
| Epidemics. | Percentages to Total Deaths. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London. | East Districts. | Bethnal Green. | |||
| Small Pox | .25 | .14 | .21 | ||
| Measles | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | ||
| Scarlatina | 2.5 | 3.1 | 4.1 | ||
| Hooping Cough | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.5 | ||
| Diarrhœa | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | ||
| Typhus | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||