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 during the year 1905
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TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year, 1905. Name of District— Bethnal Green.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents "whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Deaths at all ages of"Residents ' belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths whether of Residents or nonResidentsin Public Institutions in the Dstrct. | |||||||||||
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Allages. | Under | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under | 25and under 65 | 05 and up-wards | N. | S. | E. | No Home | T | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 48 | 13 | 34 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 8 | 22 | ... | 48 | 5 | |
Scarlet Fever | 27 | 1 | 20 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 6 | 12 | ... | 27 | ... | |
Whooping Cough | 50 | 18 | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 6 | 19 | ... | 50 | 3 | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 31 | 2 | 24 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 8 | 14 | ... | 31 | 9 | |
Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 8 | 2 | |
Other continued | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
Epidemic Influenza | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhœa (See notes) | 119 | 93 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 54 | 34 | 30 | ... | 119 | 27 | |
Enteritis (See notes) | 55 | 30 | 11 | 2 | ... | 6 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 12 | ... | 55 | 26 | |
Puerperal Fever (see notes) | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | |
Erysipelas | 18 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ... | 18 | 8 | |
Other Septic Diseases | 26 | ... | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 34 | |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 252 | ... | 6 | 6 | 24 | 206 | 10 | 110 | 63 | 75 | 4 | 252 | 153 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 110 | 43 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 44 | 35 | 30 | 1 | 110 | 57 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease (See notes) | 108 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 66 | 40 | 48 | 32 | 27 | 1 | 108 | 39 | |
Bronchitis | 288 | 63 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 88 | 100 | 116 | 62 | 106 | 4 | 288 | 90 | |
Pneumonia | 218 | 57 | 60 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 16 | 87 | 56 | 74 | 1 | 2l8 | 94 | |
Pleurisy | 14 | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ... | 14 | 3 | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | 8 | 9 | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | ... | 28 | 6 | |
Venereal Diseases | 9 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 9 | 3 | |
Premature Birth | 109 | 109 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41 | 32 | 36 | ... | 109 | 8 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | 10 | 4 | |
Heart Diseases | 179 | ... | 8 | 13 | 12 | 82 | 64 | 80 | 40 | 55 | 4 | 179 | 81 | |
Accidents | 110 | 42 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 40 | 41 | 28 | 1 | 110 | 36 | |
Suicides | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 8 | ... | 20 | 3 | |
Old Age | 122 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 116 | 42 | 32 | 43 | 5 | 122 | 85 | |
All other causes | 440 | 167 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 137 | 80 | 166 | 125 | 143 | 6 | 440 | 187 | |
All causes | 2418 | 652 | 344 | 89 | 81 | 779 | 473 | 979 | 620 | 781 | 29 | 2418 | 975 |