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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 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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Class I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The total number of deaths referred to this class of diseases was 623,
of which 445 were cases of young children under five years of age.
Amongst these 211 occurred during the first year of life. Fifty-three
were from Whooping Cough and 104 from Diarrheal diseases.
THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The deaths from the diseases grouped under the two orders
Miasmatic and Diarrhceal were 578, against 477 last year, an increase
of 101.
The decennial average of Zymotic deaths for the ten years, 1874
to 1883. was 541.
TABLE A.
| DIVISIONS. | COLLECTORS. | Inhabited Houses. | Workshops separate from Houses. | Saw Mills and Timber Yards. | Schools. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Ward | W. I. Shenton. | 5143 | 32 | 13 | 13 |
| West Ward (North Division) | H. Liebrecht | 2630 | 49 | 10 | 4 |
| West Ward (South Division) | W. N. Eagles | 1560 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
| North Ward | E. S. Smith | 3020 | 18 | 21 | 4 |
| South Ward | H. J. Bliss | 5480 | 170 | 3 | 6 |
| Total—1884 | 17833 | 283 | 55 | 32 |
Of the total deaths from all cases, 19 per cent, were referred to the
diseases included in the above mentioned table, against 15 per cent,
in 1883.