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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 1894
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green during the year 1894
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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. | |
| VIOLENCE (Continued). | |||||||||||||||
| Phthisis | 2 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 167 | 3 | 225 | 6 | 60 | 3 | 63 | 1 | 92 | 10 | 215 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | 29 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 8 |
| Purpura, Hemorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | ... |
| Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 |
| Other Constitutional diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| V.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 66 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66 | 16 | ... | 21 | ... | 29 | ... | 66 | |
| Atelectasis | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 10 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 14 | ... |
| Congenital Malformations | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 11 | ... |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 78 | 79 | ... | 27 | ... | 29 | ... | 23 | ... | |
| 1.Nervous System. | |||||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 24 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 8 | .. | 58 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 40 | 18 |
| Apoplexy Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 2 | 57 | ... | ... | ... | 115 | ... | ... | 43 | ... | 18 | ||||
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 18 | 6 | 25 | ... | 1 | ... | 19 | ... | 5 | ... | 25 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... | 10 | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Convulsions | 95 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 112 | 29 | ... | 48 | ... | 35 | ... | 112 | ... |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |