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Bethnal Green 1859
[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 52 WEEKS,
ENDING DECEMBER 31 ST, 1859.
| CAUSES OF DEATH | AGES | Total | QUARTERS | Total of 1858 | CAUSES OF DEATH | AGES | Total | QUARTERS | Total of 1858 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 | Under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 4 0 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Under 5 | Under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| I. Zymotic:—712. | Peritonitis | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Small-pox | 82 | 22 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 111. | 25 | 34 | 28 | 24 | 20 | Ulceration of Intestines | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Measles | 53 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 156 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 91 | Hernia (Rupture) | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Scarlatina | 111 | 43 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 157 | 48 | 30 | 32 | 47 | 188 | Ileus | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 54 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 55 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 114 | Intussusception | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | ||
| Croup | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 7 | Disease of Stomach, &c. | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Diarrhœa (Bowel Complaint) | 174 | .. | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 187 | 6 | 6 | 160 | 15 | 104 | Disease of Pancreas | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) .. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Cholera | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | Jaundice | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 9 |
| Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Liver | 1 | ... | 4 | 9 | 4 | ... | 18 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| Scurvy and Purpura | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | Diseases of Spleen | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ague | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Kidneys, &c. :—15. | ||||||||||||
| Remittent Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Typhus Fever | 20 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 10 | .. | 71 | 19 | l6 | 14 | 22 | 107 | Nephritis (Britht's Disease) | ... | 1 | 3 | l | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Puerperal Fever (Metria) | .. | 2 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | Ischuria | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Erysipelas (Rose) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | .. | 4 | 18 | Stone | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Cystitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Noma (Canker) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Kidneys, &c. | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 |
| II. Dropsy, &c. :—54. | Childbirth:-20. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hæmorrhage | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Paramenia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Dropsy | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | .. | 22 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 24 | Overian Dropsy | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Abscess (Gathering) | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | Childbirth(see Metria) | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 |
| Ulcer | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Disease of Uterus, &c. | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 3 | ... | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Fistula | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | X. Joints, Bones &c.:-6. | ||||||||||||
| Cancer | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | Arthritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| III. Tubercular:—437. | Disease of Joints | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Scrofula | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | XI. Skin, Cellular Tissues, &c. —4. | ||||||||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | 124 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 131 | 25 | 29 | 52 | 25 | 125 | |||||||||||||
| Phthisis (Consumption) | 17 | 29 | 132 | 80 | 8 | .. | 266 | 71 | 68 | 6l | 66 | 255 | Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hydrocephalus (Water on the Brain) | 32 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | •• | 33 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 43 | Phlegmon | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| IV. Brain and Neryes :—243. | Disease of Skin, &c. | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |||||||||||||
| Cephalitis | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | l0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | XII. Malformation :—2. | ||||||||||||
| Apoplexy | 1 | .. | 2 | 9 | 23 | .. | 35 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 33 | |||||||||||||
| Palsy (Paralysis) | 1 | .. | 7 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 51 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 59 | Spina Bifida | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | Other Malformations | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Premature Birth and Debi lity :—57. | 55 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 57 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 70 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .. | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Tetanus | 1 | .. | ,. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Insanity | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 5 | .. | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | XIV, Atrophy :—14. | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| Convulsions | 94 | 1 | ,. | .. | .. | .. | 95 | 28 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 72 | |||||||||||||
| Disease of Brain, &c. | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 21 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 36 | XV. Old Age:-109. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 71 | 37 | 109 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 123 |
| V. Heart A Blood Vessels :—69. | XVI. Sudden Death:-12 | 5 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 12 | ... | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | XVII. Violent Death :—58. | ||||||||||||
| Aneurism | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Disease of Heart, &c. | 2 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 17 | .. | 52 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 40 | Intemperance | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| VI. Lungs and Organs or Respiration :—350. | Privation of Food | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Neglect | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Cold | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 27 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 48 | 2 | 118 | 45 | 25 | 11 | 159 | Poision | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | ,. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | Burns and Scalds | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ••• | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 148 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | .. | 170 | 70 | 29 | l6 | 55 | 217 | Hanging (Suicide) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Asthma | .. | .. | 2 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 43 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 61 | Suffocation | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| Disease of Lungs | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 6 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 15 | Drowning | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Fractures and Contusions | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||||||||
| VII. Stomach and Digestive Organs :—121. | Wounds | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Other Violent Causes | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Teething | 57 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 57 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 70 | Not Specified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 44 | |
| Quinsey | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 7 | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | 6 | TOTALS | 1191 | 184 | 250 | 296 | 304 | 48 | 2273 | 600 | 486 | 603 | 584 | 2442 |