Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green during the year 1894
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K2 3 (A). Table of Deaths Registered during the Year 1894, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Bethnal Green, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | Ages under 5 or over 5. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 & under 25. | 25 & under 65. | 65 & upwards. | Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | FEVERS. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis Pneumonia & Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All Other Diseases. | Total. | |||
Enteric or Typhoid. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
North, Sub-District | 740 | 264 | 159 | 37 | 23 | 176 | 81 | Under 5 | ... | 4 | 20 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 33 | 20 | ... | 4 | 105 | 2 | 6 | 195 | 423 |
15 upwds. | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 81 | 31 | 11 | 124 | 317 | ||||||||
South, Sub-District | 509 | 198 | 105 | 20 | 21 | 114 | 51 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 30 | 13 | 13 | ... | 5 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 303 |
5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 44 | 21 | 2 | 89 | 206 | ||||||||
East, Sub-District | 584 | 1181 | 140 | 38 | 28 | 129 | 68 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 16 | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | 48 | 18 | 11 | ... | 2 | 69 | ... | 2 | 139 | 321 |
5 upwds. | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 60 | 30 | 3 | 122 | 263 | ||||||||
Workhouse | 389 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 183 | 158 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 28 | 31 |
5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 56 | 118 | 40 | 3 | 133 | 358 | ||||||||
Mildmay Hospital | 26 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 8 |
5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | ||||||||
Victoria Pk. Hos | 114 | ... | ... | 7 | 26 | 80 | 1 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66 | 2 | 27 | ... | 18 | 114 | ||||||||
Bethnal House Asy. | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 21 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | ... | 27 | 30 | ||||||||
Totals | 2398 | 664 | 422 | 105 | 117 | 707 | 383 | Under 5 | ... | 7 | 50 | 26 | 1 | ... | 2 | 105 | 64 | 45 | ... | 11 | 248 | 3 | 9 | 515 | 1086 |
5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 249 | 317 | 152 | 20 | 517 | 1312 | ||||||||
The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deaths occurring outside he district among persons belonging thereto. | 395 | 46 | 118 | 29 | 32 | 133 | 37 | Under 5 | 4 | 16 | 55 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... | 3 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 35 | ... | 164 |
5 upwds. | 1 | 3 | 9 | ... | 10 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 133 | 231 | ||||||||
Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto. | 152 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 91 | 22 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 |
5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 55 | 13 | 25 | ... | 47 | 146 |