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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 1885

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]

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Bethnal Green Sanitary District.

Table: TABLE III. (Continued).

TABLE III. (Continued).

CAUSE OF DEATH.AGE.Total under 5 years.Total.
0 to 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwards
VI.—Local Diseases (continued).
2. Organs of Special Sense.
3. Circulatory System.
Pericarditis............2..........2
Acute Endocarditis..........12..........3
Valvular Diseases of Heart....14..45311....19
Other Diseases of Heart..11081327162017911122
Aneurism............21........3
Embolism, Thrombosis..........................
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels....1..................1
4. Respiratory System.
Laryngitis141....1..........57
Croup6343................4043
Emphysema, Asthma........227161....19
Bronchitis11012591271027,3570385235448
Pneumonia14498588156156..63134
Pleurisy..3....3414......315
Other Diseases of Respiratory System..........12..1......4
5. Digestive System.
Dentition174..................2121
Sore Throat, Quinsy23....1............56
Diseases of Stomach2..1....1..22....28
Enteritis61........1....1..79
Obstructive Diseases of Intestine..221..122......210
Peritonitis....31132321....16
Ascites..........................
Cirrhosis of Liver........2,33331....15
Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver5......1264......518
Other Diseases of Digestive System21............2....35

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NOTES.
1.—Includes: Small Pox, 22; Measles, 163; Scarlet Fever, 62; Diphtheria, 19;
Whooping Cough, 92; Fever, 21; and Diarrhœa, 84.
2.—Includes: Pleurisy, 15; Bronchitis, 448; Pneumonia, 134; Asthma, 19; Lung
Disease, 4; Laryngitis, 7.
3.—Includes: Phthisis, 282; Scrofula, 36; and Tabes, 57.
4.—Includes: Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, 120; Want of Breast Milk, 5; Premature
Birth, 63.
5.—Includes: Hydrocephalus, 27; Infantile Meningitis, 19; Convulsions, 86; Teething,
17; and Laryngismus Stridulus, 2.