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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 1910
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1910 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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TABLE V. (b) South-West Bethnal Green. Infantile Mortality During the Year 1910. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4-5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | 6-7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months | 9-10 Months. | 10-11 Months. | 11-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i. Common Infectious Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| ii. Diarrhœal Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| Diarrhœa, all forms | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | l | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| Enteritis, Muco-enteritis, Gastro-enteritis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 19 |
| Gastritis, Gastro intestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| iii. Wasting Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43 |
| Congenital defects | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Want of Breast-milk, Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 27 | ||
| iv. Tuberculous Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: | |||||||||||||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| v Other Causes | |||||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Convulsions | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | l | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 14 | ||
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Pneumonia | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 32 | |
| Suffocation, overlaying | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 |
| Other causes | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | |
| 50 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 85 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 280 |
Population (estimated to middle of 3910) 65,445. Births in the year, 2,194.
Deaths in the year, of Infants, 280. Deaths from all causes at all ages, 989.