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]
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BETHNAL GREEN SANITARY DISTRICT.
TABLE IV.
TABLE III. (continued).
CAUSE OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total under 5 years. | Total. | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to •25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 4.5 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and upwards | |||
VI.—Local Diseases fcontinued). | |||||||||||||
2. Organs of Special Sense | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||
Pericarditis | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Acute Endocarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
valvular diseases of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 16 |
Other Diseases of Heart | .. | .. | 17 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 12 | 10 | .. | .. | 96 |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
Embolism, Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||
Laryngitis | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 20 |
Croup | 3 | 45 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 48 | 51 |
Emphysema, Asthma | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 11 |
Bronchitis | 102 | 110 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 58 | 62 | 28 | 3 | 212 | 439 |
Pneumonia | 46 | 49 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 95 | 170 |
Pleurisy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 9 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 16 |
5. Digestive System. | |||||||||||||
Dentition | 20 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34 | 34 |
Sore Throat, Quinsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
Diseases of Stomach | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 |
Enteritis | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 17 |
Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 9 |
Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 11 |
Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 23 | ||
Other Diseases of Digestive system | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 8 |
NOTES.
1.—Includes: Small Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, "Whooping Cough, Fever,
and Diarrhoea.
2.—Includes: Pleurisy, 9; Bronchitis, 439; Pneumonia, 170; Asthma, 11; Lung
Disease, 16; Laryngitis, 20.
3.—Includes: Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.
4. —Includes: Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, 180; Want of Breast Milk, 8; Premature
Birth, 58.
5.—Includes: Hydrocephalus, 17; Infantile Meningitis, 8; Convulsions, 96; Teething,
20 ; and Laryngismus Stridulus, 2.