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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 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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Mortuary Chapel
CHURCH ROW, E.
TABLE VIII.
ANALYSIS OF THE MORTALITY IN LONDON DURING THE YEAR 1879.
| QUARTER ENDING. | Annual Rate of Mortality per 1000 living, at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births Registered. | Annual Rate of Mortality per 1000 living. | Per-centage to Total Deaths of Deaths registered. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Violence. | Aged 1 to 60 years. | Aged 60 years and upwards. | Upon Certificate of the Coroner (Inquests). | In large Public Institutions. | ||
| March, 1879 | 27.1 | 2.7 | 0.84 | 148 | 15.4 | 120.6 | 6.4 | 18.9 |
| June | 22.4 | 3.o | 0.76 | 138 | 13.9 | 79.7 | 6.3 | 19.2 |
| Sept. | 18.4 | 3.8 | 0.76 | 139 | 11.2 | 53.1 | 6.8 | 18.4 |
| Dec. | 24.9 | 3.9 | 0.82 | 163 | 15.1 | 84.9 | 6.4 | 17.7 |