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. | AGES. | 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,Rehumatism of the Heart | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | ||
Rickets | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 3 | |
Cancer, Malignant Diseases | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 69 | |
Tabes Mesenterica | 28 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 41 | 41 |
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 16 | 19 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 35 | 39 |
Phthisis | 1 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 57 | 62 | 43 | 14 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 236 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 12 | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 28 |
Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Anœmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythœmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Other Constitutional Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
V.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||
Premature Birth | 56 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 56 | 56 |
Atelectasis | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 16 |
Congenital Malformations | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 11 |
Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | 57 | 34 | .. | 112 | |
VI.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
1. Nervous System. Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 19 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 45 | 62 |
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis . | .. | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 127 |
Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 8 | |||||
Epilepsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 7 |
Convulsions | 79 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 87 | 88 | |
Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 |
Other Diseases of Nervous system | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |