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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 1896
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green during the year 1896
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K2 3 (A).
| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities.(Columns for Population and Births are in Table B.) | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 6. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 & upwards. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis Pneumonia & Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All Other Diseases. | Total. | |||
| Enteric or Typhoid. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North, Sub-District | 843 | 313 | 243 | 28 | 21 | 159 | 79 | Under 5 | 9 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 62 | 66 | 38 | ... | 5 | 152 | 2 | 19 | 190 | 556 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 80 | 25 | 11 | 105 | 287 | ||||||||
| South, Sub-District | 574 | 215 | 167 | 22 | 10 | 106 | 54 | Under 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 46 | 36 | 24 | ... | 5 | 85 | ... | 11 | 156 | 389 |
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 50 | 24 | 4 | 79 | 192 | ||||||||
| East, Sub-District | 662 | 240 | 149 | 28 | 21 | 144 | 80 | Under 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 40 | 31 | ... | 2 | 90 | 3 | 11 | 166 | 384 |
| 5 upwds. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 66 | 38 | 8 | 90 | 273 | ||||||||
| Workhouse | 449 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 193 | 200 | Under5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 30 | 42 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 68 | 146 | 34 | 8 | 145 | 407 | ||||||||
| Bethnal H. Asylum | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 4 | ... | 14 | 28 | ||||||||
| Mildmay Hospital | 34 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 1 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 30 | ||||||||
| Victoria Pk. Hosp. | 126 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 84 | 1 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 87 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 124 | ||||||||
| Totals | 2717 | 796 | 580 | 96 | 94 | 725 | 426 | Under 5 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 139 | 145 | 97 | ... | 12 | 333 | 5 | 42 | 544 | 1376 |
| 5 upwds. | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 279 | 357 | 155 | 35 | 451 | 1341 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto. | 369 | 35 | 80 | 40 | 35 | 137 | 42 | Under 5 | 15 | 23 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 115 |
| 5 upwds. | 4 | 6 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 26 | 22 | 41 | 24 | 121 | 254 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto | 177 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 111 | 14 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 83 | 12 | 35 | 6 | 33 | 170 | ||||||||