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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 1888

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

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44
BETHNAL GREEN SANITARY DISTRICT.

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CAUSE OF DEATH.AGES.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 upwds.
Local Diseases (continued).
2. Organs of Special Sense.
3. Circulatory System.
Pericarditis1..11..............13
Acute Endocarditis..........................
Valvular Diseases of Heart..12....123....19
Other Diseases of Heart..1615121826203515..1149
Aneurism........1..............1
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels..............1......1
..1..................11
4. Respiratory System.
Laryngitis2111................1314
Croup9343................4346
Emphysema, Asthma..........1511......8
Bronchitis1156866314385588458183446
Pneumonia4190121010142120106..131234
Pleurisy2....131..........27
Other Diseases of Respiratory System1....................11
5. Digestive System.
Dentition82..................1010
Sore Throat, Quinsy..1..................11
Diseases of Stomach21..12324....315
Enteritis8211..1....1013
Obstructive Diseases of Intestine111?2434....220
Peritonitis..24121......210
Ascites..........................
Cirrhosis of Liver....13731......15
Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver51..121711....619
Other Diseases of Digestive System......1................1

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NOTES.
1. Includes : Small Pox, 1; Measles, 124; Scarlet Fever, 120 ; Diphtheria, 52;
Whooping Cough, 167 ; Fever, 21; Diarrhoea, 67.
2. Includes: Pleurisy, 7; Bronchitis, 446; Pneumonia, 234; Asthma, 8;
Lung Disease, 47; Laryngitis, 14.
3. Includes: Phthisis, 236; Scrofula, 28; Rickets, 3; Tabes, 41.
4. Includes: Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, 147; Want of Breast Milk, 2;
Premature Birth, 56.
5. Includes: Hydrocephalus, 16; Infantile Meningitis, 19; Convulsions, 79;
Teething, 8; and Laryngismus Stridulus, 3.