Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Parish of Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green during the year 1893
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TABLE III. (Continued)
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | AGES. | DEATHS IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH. | EAST. | NORTH. | TOTAL DEATHS. | ||||||||||||
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and upwds. | Total. | Under 5 | 5 and upwds. | Under 5 | 5 and upwds. | Under 5 | 5 and upwds. | Under 5 | 5 and upwds. | |
| Local Diseases (continued). | |||||||||||||||
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 2. Organs of Special Sense. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| 3. Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 23 | ... | 7 | ... | 11 | ... | 5 | ... | 23 |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 2 | ... | 5 | 14 | 75 | 28 | 124 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 45 | ... | 42 | 2 | 122 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 4. Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Croup | 2 | 14 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 13 | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Bronchitis | 105 | 80 | 7 | 5 | 144 | 136 | 477 | 65 | 59 | 39 | 113 | 81 | 120 | 185 | 292 |
| Pneumonia | 38 | 79 | 11 | 13 | 134 | 18 | 293 | 38 | 47 | 30 | 53 | 49 | 76 | 117 | 176 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 6 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5. Digestive System. | |||||||||||||||
| Dentition | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Sore Throat, Quinsy | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |