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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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Nineteen deaths were due to measles and 19 to
whooping cough, these diseases having been prevalent
during the year. Many of the deaths attributed to
diseases of the lungs were probably secondary to the
debilitating affects of these diseases.
Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Green, in 1922.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2 3 weeks. | 3 4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks & under 3 months. | 3 months & under 6 months. | 6 months & under 9 months | 9 months & under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes— | |||||||||||
| Certified | 58 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 98 | 38 | 57 | 40 | 36 | 269 | |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis (30) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis (31) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) (61) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Convulsions (71) | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Laryngitis (87B) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) (91 & 92) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 67 | |
| Diarrhœa (104 B, E & F) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | |
| Enteritis (104 A, C, D & G) | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | |
| Gastritis (103 A) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Rickets (36A) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Injury at birth (152 C) | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Atelectasis (152B) | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Congenital Malformations(150) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Premature birth (151 A) | 44 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 54 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus (151B) | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 14 | ... | ... | 27 | |
| Other Causes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| Totals | 58 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 98 | 39 | 56 | 40 | 36 | 269 | |
| Nett Births in the year | legitimate | 2915 | Nett Deaths in the year | legitimate infants | 258 | ||||||
| illegitimate | 66 | illegitimate infants | 11 | ||||||||
Note. The numbers given in brackets after certain causes of death indicate the numbers
of the corresponding headings in the detailed International List of Causes of Death, 1909.