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Bethnal Green 1922
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1922
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Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green. A provisional analysis of the CAUSES OF DEATHS at various ages during the year 1922.
| Causes of Death. | Number of Deaths of residents at various ages, whether occurring within or without the Borough. | Deaths in various institutions in the Borough whether of residents or nonresidents. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and up-wards. | Queen's Hospital for Children. | Mildmay Mission Hospital. | City of London Hospital for Diseases of the Chest. | Bethnal Green Hospital (Poor Law) | Bethnal Green Workhouse. (Poor Law) | Total Institutional Deaths | ||
| All causes | Certified | 1817 | 269 | 189 | 132 | 62 | 74 | 218 | 425 | 448 | 259 | 49 | 114 | 619 | 69 | 1110 |
| Uncertified | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1. Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 2. Small Pox | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Measles | 98 | 19 | 44 | 29 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 77 | ... | 78 | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | 6 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | 83 | 19 | 10 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 62 | ... | 67 | |
| 6. Diphtheria & Croup | 34 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | |
| 7. Influenza | 75 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 27 | 3 | ... | 1 | 10 | ... | 14 | |
| 8. Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9. Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 194 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 75 | 63 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 83 | 3 | 145 | |
| 10. Tuberculous Meningitis | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 25 | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 15 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 9 | |
| 12. Cancer, malignant disease | 128 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 20 | 73 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 42 | ... | 64 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 10 | |
| 14. Meningitis | 10 | 5 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 15 | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | ... | |
| 15. Organic Heart Disease | 215 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | 28 | 58 | 118 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 71 | 39 | 128 | |
| 16. Bronchitis | 16 | 172 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 91 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 65 | 11 | 90 | |
| 17. Pneumonia(all forms) | 231 | 64 | 68 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 10 | 25 | 63 | 8 | 81 | 2 | 164 | |
| 18. Other diseases of respiratory organs | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | 15 | |
| 19. Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 32 | 25 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 4 | ... | 8 | ... | 46 | |
| 20. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 21. Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 21A. Alcoholism | 1 | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 22. Nephritis and Brights Disease | 22 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 8 | |
| 23. Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 24. Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature | 95 | 2 | 91 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | .. | 44 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 83 | |
| 26. Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 38 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 8 | |
| 27. Suicide | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| 28. Other Defined Diseases | 285 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 93 | 110 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 66 | 10 | 125 | |
| 29. Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 1818 | 189 | 269 | 62 | 132 | 218 | 74 | 449 | 425 | 259 | 114 | 49 | 69 | 619 | 1110 | |
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