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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 1857
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green, Parish of St. Matthew ]
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TABLE 2.
DEATHS REGISTERED IN THE PARISH OF SAINT MATTHEW, BETHNAL GREEN, IN THE 53 WEEKS,
ENDING JANUARY 2nd 1858.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | QUARTERS. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | QUARTERS. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
| I. Zymotic . 637 | Peritonitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Ascites | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | ... | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Small-pox | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | Ulceration of Intestines | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Measles | 80 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 81 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 23 | Hernia (Rupture) | ... | ... | ... | .. | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Scarlatina | 68 | 25 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 94 | 14 | 16 | 29 | 35 | Ileus | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Hooping Cough | 126 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 126 | 40 | 34 | 25 | 27 | Intussusception | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | I | 1 |
| Croup | 28 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 9 | 11 | 9 | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | ||||||||||||
| Thrush | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | Disease of Stomach, | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Diarrhœa(Bowel Complaint) | 116 | .. | 2 | 7 | 1 | 132 | 7 | 12 | 90 | 23 | Disease of Pancreas | ||||||||||||
| Dysentery | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | ... | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Cholera | 12 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | ... | 15 | ... | ... | 12 | 3 | Jaundice | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| Influenza | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | Disease of Liver | ... | 1 | 2 | 10 | .. | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Seurvy and Purpura | Disease of Spleen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ague | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Remittent Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | 1 | 1 | VIII. Kidneys, &c.: 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Infantile Fever | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Typhus Fever | 34 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 9 | ... | 105 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 36 | Nephritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Puerperal Fever (Metria) | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | Nephria (Bright's Disease) | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rheumatic Fever | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | ... | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Ischuria | |||||||||||
| Erysipelas (Rose) | 13 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Diabetes | |||||||||||
| Syphilis | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | Stone | |||||||||||
| Noma (Canker) | Cystitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Hydrophobia | Stricture of Urethra | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disease of Kidneys &e. | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| II. Dropsy, &c.: 60 | IX. Childbirth: 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hæmorrhage | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dropsy | 9 | 1 | .. | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | Paramenia | |||||||||||
| Abscess (Gathering) | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ... | 2 | 2 | Ovarian Dropsy | ... | .. | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ||||
| Ulcer | 1 | ... | .. | .. | .. | ... | 1 | .. | ... | 1 | Childbirth (see Metria) | ... | ... | 4 | ... | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
| Fistula | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | Disease of Uterus &c. | ... | ... | ... | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Mortification | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | ... | 8 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | X. Joints, Bones, &c.: 5 | |||||||||||
| Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Cout | Rheumatism | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |||||||||||||
| III. Tubercular: 450 | Arthritis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disease of Joints | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Scrofula | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | ... | 7 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | 133 | 1 | .. | .. | ... | 138 | 32 | 18 | 61 | 27 | XI. Skin, Cellular Tissue, &c: 5 | ||||||||||||
| Phthisis (Counsumption) | 28 | 39 | 110 | 73 | 8 | ... | 258 | 64 | 66 | 60 | 68 | ||||||||||||
| Hydrocephalus (Water on the Brain) | 44 | 3 | ... | .. | .. | ... | 47 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 11 | Carbuncle | |||||||||||
| Phlegmon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disease of Skin, &c. | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | .. | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| VI. Brain and Nerves: 208 | XII. Malformation : 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cephalitis | 15 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Spina Bifida | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Apoplexy | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Palsy (Paralysis) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 47 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 17 | Other Malformations | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Chorea | XIII. Premature Birth and Debility: 53 | 53 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Epilepsy | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tetanus | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Insanity | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | 4 | ... | 7 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | XIV. Atrophy: 14 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Convulsions | 80 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 81 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | XV. Old Age:116 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 76 | 39 | 116 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 32 |
| Disease of Brain, &c. | 12 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| V. Heart and Blood Vessels: 31 | XVI. Sudden Death: 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Periearditis | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | XVII. Violent Death: 103 | |||||||||||
| Aneurism | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Disease of Heart, &c. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | ... | 26 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | Intemperance | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Privation of Food | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| VI. Lungs and Organs of Respiration: 413 | Want of Breast Milk | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Neglect | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cold | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 15 | 6 | 1 | 6 | Poison | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |||
| Bronchitis | 34 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 45 | 7 | 127 | 59 | 21 | 13 | 34 | Burns and Scalds | ... | 2 | i | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | Hanging (Suicide) | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | I | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 168 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 191 | 56 | 45 | 19 | 71 | Suffocation | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | I | 4 | 1 | |
| Asthma | ... | ... | 1 | 22 | 38 | 4 | 65 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 21 | Drowning | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Disease of Lungs | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Fractures and Contusions | ... | 3 | .. | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wounds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| VII. Stomach and Digestive Organs: 154 | Other Violent Causes | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Not Specified | 30 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Teething | 69 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 69 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Quinsey | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | Totals | 1264 | 165 | 215 | 278 | 303 | 66 | 2291 | 593 | 488 | 572 | 638 | |
| Enteritis | 5 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | ... | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||