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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 1880

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]

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Table: BETHNAL GREEN SANITARY DISTRICT.TABLE II.Shewing the Annual Birth Rate, Rate of Mortality, Death Rate among Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions for theyear1880and10years preceding.

BETHNAL GREEN SANITARY DISTRICT.

TABLE II.

Shewing the Annual Birth Rate, Rate of Mortality, Death Rate among Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions for the

year1880and10years preceding.

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.
188040.923.029.216.350.3472
187939.323.025.514.946.8526
187839.323.026.615.348.8465
187739.823.026.715.447.6440
†1876.740.720.927.815.3†430
†1875.641.023.429.016.8†410
†1874.540.627.727.016.5†432
†1873.440.025.026.716.650.0424
*1872.341.620.8+ +‡50.7357
*1871.240.025.0+ +‡53.5392
*1870.142.524.0+ +‡50.4363
Average of 10 years, 1870 to 187940.123.326.615.749.1423