Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green, Parish of St. Matthew ]
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METEOROLOGY. | DEATHS. | ||||||||||||||||
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1857. Months. | Mean Reading of Barometer, | Mean Temperature of Air. | Mean Dew point Temperature. | Relative proportion of Wind. | Daily Horizontal Movement of Air. | Amount of Rain in Inches. | In Bethnal Green. | In London. | |||||||||
Total. | Annual percentage of Deaths in Bethnal Green. | Epidemic. | Percentage of Epidemic to Total Deaths. | Total. | Annual percentage of London Deaths. | Epidemic. | Percentage of Epidemic to Total Deaths. | ||||||||||
N. | E. | S. | W. |
CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | QUARTERS. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | QUARTERS. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Under 5 | Under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | Total | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | Under 5 | Under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | Total | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. |
Sub-Districts of Bethnal Green. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlatina. | Hooping Cough. | Diarrhœa. | Typhus. | Total of Epidemics. | Percentage to Total Deaths. |
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Epidemics. | Percentages to Total Deaths. | ||||
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London. | East Districts. | Bethnal Green. |
Ages. | Numbers Living. | Numbers Dying. | Death Percentages. |
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OCCUPATIONS OF MALES AGED TWENTY AND UPWARDS. | Living in Bethnal Green at the census of 1851. | Deaths registered in the 53 weeks ending January 2nd, 1858. | OCCUPATIONS OF MALES AGED TWENTY AND UPWARDS. | Living in Bethnal Green at the census of 1851. | Deaths registered in the 53 weeks ending January 2nd, 1858. | ||||||||||
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Total | Ages at Death. | Total | Ages at Death. | ||||||||||||
Aged 20 & upwards | Aged 20 & upwards | 20- | 40- | 60- | 80 and upwards | Aged 20 & upwards | Aged 20 & upwards | 20- | 40- | 60- | 80 and upwards |
Sub-Districts. | CAUSES. | DEATHS. | |||||||||
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Zymotic or Epidemic Class. | Turbcrcular Class. | Brain, Nerves, &c. | Heart, &c. | Respiratory Organs. | Digestive Organs. | Violence, Privation, &c. | All other Diseases. | Males. | Females. | General Total. |
Zymotic or Epidemic Class. | Tubercular Class. | Brain, Nerves, &c. | Heart, &c. | Respiratory Organs. | Digestive Organs. | Violence, Privation, &c. | All other Diseases. | General Total. |
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Parish of Bethnal Green. | Small Pox. | Chicken Pox. | Measles. | Scarlatina. | Hooping Cough. | Diarrhoea. | Continued Fever (Typhus & Typhoid) | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Pyaemia. | Puerperal Fever. | Carbuncle. | Acute Pulmonary Inflammations. | Croup. | Rheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Dysentery. | Dehirium Tremens. | Insanity. | Diptheria. | All other Diseases. | Total. | Deaths. | ||
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Bronchitis and Catarrh. | Pleurisy. | Pneumonia. |
Wards. | Houses Inspected. | Drains Constructed | Drains Trapped. |
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