Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green, Parish of St. Matthew ]
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BETHNAL GREEN SANITARY DISTRICT.
TABLE II.
YEAR. | Birth Rate per 1000 of the Population. | Annual Rate of Mortality per 1000 living | Deaths of Children under 1 year; percentage of Total Deaths. | Percentage of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Registered Births | Deaths of Children under 5 years; percentage of Total Deaths. | Total Number of Deaths in Public Institutions. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1897 | 3703 | 21.36 | 29.48 | 16.90 | 45.60 | 663 |
1887 | 38.41 | 22.45 | 27.90 | 16.31 | 48.40 | 598 |
1888 | 37.82 | 22.65 | 26.03 | 15.60 | 48.78 | 556 |
1889 | 37.70 | 20.67 | 26.51 | 14.10 | 48.40 | 561 |
1890 | 37.25 | 24.78 | 23.70 | 16.20 | 43.80 | 641 |
1891 | 38.70 | 25.41 | 25.22 | 16.54 | 44.12 | 707 |
1892 | 38.60 | 23.49 | 26.10 | 15.86 | 48.25 | 588 |
1893 | 38.60 | 26.47 | 26.00 | 17.70 | 45.00 | 722 |
1894 | 37.70 | 21.40 | 26.00 | 15.20 | 47.00 | 570 |
1895 | 37.30 | 21.64 | 27.88 | 16.18 | 47.10 | 625 |
1896 | 37.70 | 22.52 | 28.50 | 19.00 | 51.00 | 638 |
Average of 10 years, 1887 to 1896. | 37.97 | 23.14 | 26.38 | 16.26 | 47.18 | 620 |