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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CAUSE OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total under 5 years. | Total. | ||||||||||
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0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and upwards | |||
IV.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||||
Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Rickets | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 4 | .. | .. | 58 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 4-2 | 22 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 64 | 68 | |
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 13 | 24 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 37 | 43 |
Phthisis | 7 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 87 | 72 | 54 | 29 | 7 | 1 | .. | 21 | 334 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 20 |
Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Other Constitutional Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
V.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||
Premature Birth | 75 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 75 | 75 |
Atelectasis | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
Congenital Malformations | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 9 |
Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 34 | 56 | 23 | .. | 117 |
VI.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
I. Nervous System. | |||||||||||||
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 31 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 68 | 84 |
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiphlegia, Brain Paralysis | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 110 |
Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
Epilepsy | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 |
Convulsions | 93 | 27 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 120 | 123 |
Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraphlegia, Paralysis Agitans | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 |
Other Diseases of Nervous System | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |