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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 and upwds. | Under 5 | 5 and upwds. | |
| Local Diseases (continued). | |||||||||||||||
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 |
| 2. Organs of Special Sense. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3. Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 39 | ... | 11 | ... | 16 | ... | 12 | ... | 39 |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 34 | 105 | 1 | 30 | 35 | ... | 1 | 38 | 2 | 103 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 8 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| 4. Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Croup | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 | 1 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 7 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 |
| Bronchitis | 73 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 95 | 93 | 318 | 32 | 43 | 32 | 73 | 57 | 79 | 121 | 195 |
| neumonia | 47 | 81 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 22 | 220 | 41 | 20 | 44 | 34 | 43 | 38 | 128 | 92 |
| Pleurisy | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| 5. Digestice System. | |||||||||||||||
| Dentition | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 7 | ... |
| Sore Throat, Quinsy | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 | 2 | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 |