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Bethnal Green 1921
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1921
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Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green. A provisional analysis of the causes of deaths at various ages during the year 1921.
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 upwards | 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. | Total Institutional Deaths | ||
| All causes | Certified | 1529 | 295 | 105 | 40 | 62 | 62 | 197 | 377 | 891 | 204 | 55 | 82 | 513 | 63 | 917 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1. Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | |
| 2. Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | |
| 3. Measles | 20 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | 12 | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | 10 | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | 18 | 6 | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 13 | ... | 15 | |
| 6. Diphtheria & Croup | 34 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| 7. Influenza | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 8. Erysipelas | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 7 | |
| 9. Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 158 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 67 | 45 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 68 | 1 | 129 | |
| 10. Tuberculous Meningitis | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 13 | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 20 | |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 16 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 9 | |
| 12. Cancer, malignant disease | 123 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 72 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 57 | ... | 68 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | |
| 14. Meningitis | 7 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | |
| 15. Organic Heart Disease | 202 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 119 | ... | 1 | 6 | 81 | 41 | 129 | |
| 16. Bronchitis | 115 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 38 | 61 | ... | 1 | 5 | 32 | 9 | 47 | |
| 17. Pneumonia (all forms) | 152 | 49 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 98 | |
| 18. Other diseases of respiratory organs | 18 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | |
| 19. Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 123 | 98 | 16 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 47 | 10 | ... | 56 | ... | 113 | |
| 20. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| 21. Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| 21A. Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 22. Nephritis and Brights Disease | 33 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 15 | |
| 23. Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 24. Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 25. Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 89 | 87 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46 | 8 | ... | 11 | ... | 65 | |
| 26. Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 33 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | |
| 27. Suicide | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 12 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | |
| 28. Other Defined Diseases | 298 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 85 | 105 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 88 | 8 | 152 | |
| 29. Diseases ill-defired or unknown | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 1529 | 295 | 105 | 40 | 62 | 62 | 197 | 377 | 391 | 204 | 55 | 82 | 513 | 63 | 917 | |