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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 1862

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green, Parish of St. Matthew ]

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Table: TABLE 3.Sub-District Epidemic Mortality in 1862.

TABLE 3.

Sub-District Epidemic Mortality in 1862.

Sub-Districts of Bethnal Green.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlatina and Diptheria.Whooping Cough.Diarrhœa.Typhus.Total of Epidemics.Percentage to Total Deaths.
Hackney-road2485624184319127.19
Green44761352549221
Church43551181240160
Town63724111624118
Totals161671928871156690

Table: TABLE 4.Comparative Mortality of Epidemics in London and Bethnal Green.

TABLE 4.

Comparative Mortality of Epidemics in London and Bethnal Green.

Epidemics.Mortality to every 10,000 Persons.
London.Bethnal Green.
Small Pox1.21.5
Measles7.915.6
Scarlatina and Diptheria14.618.0
Whooping Cough7.58.2
Diarrhœa6.66.6
Typhus12.714.6