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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TABLE III. (Continued).
CAUSE OF DEATH. | AGE. | Total under 5 years. | Total. | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 upwds. | |||
IV.— Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||||
Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rickets | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 3 | .. | .. | 57 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 56 | 18 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 74 | 82 |
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 9 | 21 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30 | 35 |
Phthisis | 7 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 70 | 67 | 47 | 24 | 13 | 2 | .. | 12 | 304 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30 | 36 |
Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Anœmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythœmia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Myxœdema | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
V.— Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||
Premature Birth | 76 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 76 | 76 |
Atelectasis | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 8 |
Congenital Malformations | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 11 |
Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 23 | 53 | 11 | .. | 89 |
VI.— Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
1. Nervous System. | |||||||||||||
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 29 | 24 | 6 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 53 | 69 |
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 145 |
Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Convulsions | 95 | 26 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 121 | 122 |
Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 10 |
Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 |
Other Diseases of Nervous System | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 |