London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1900
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of Bethnal Green during the year 1900
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| Causes of Death. | Deaths in whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Localities (at all Ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | N. | S. | E. | Residence not known. | ||
| Measles | 63 | 10 | 51 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 29 | 13 | — | 5 |
| Scarlet fever | 12 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 10 |
| Whooping cough Diphtheria and membranous | 93 | 32 | 53 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 37 | 27 | 29 | — | 2 |
| croup | 60 | 5 | 42 | 13 | — | — | — | 42 | 8 | 10 | — | 40 |
| Croup | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric fever | 18 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | 15 |
| Epidemic influenza | 35 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 12 | — | 8 |
| Diarrhœa | 103 | 70 | 25 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 45 | 34 | 23 | 1 | 13 |
| Enteritis | 97 | 82 | 9 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 24 | 31 | 42 | — | 14 |
| Puerperal fever | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Other septic diseases | 24 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 11 | — | 22 |
| Phthisis | 275 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 217 | 14 | 109 | 77 | 80 | 9 | 137 |
| Other tubercular diseases | 113 | 42 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 12 | — | 51 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 35 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 103 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 63 | 38 | 42 | 26 | 34 | 1 | 45 |
| Bronchitis | 398 | 104 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 110 | 140 | 174 | 82 | 141 | 1 | 119 |
| Pneumonia | 295 | 75 | 74 | 8 | 15 | 86 | 37 | 115 | 95 | 76 | 9 | 109 |
| Pleurisy | 17 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | — | 6 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 54 | — | — | — | 1 | 48 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 11 | — | 15 |
| Venereal diseases | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Premature birth | 87 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 8 |
| Diseases and accidentsof parturition | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Heart diseases | 198 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 118 | 50 | 71 | 57 | 60 | 10 | 81 |
| Accidents | 105 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 2 | 42 |
| Suicides | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Murder | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Old Age | 91 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 89 | 29 | 17 | 42 | 3 | 46 |
| All other causes | 527 | 201 | 41 | 15 | 19 | 157 | 94 | 203 | 129 | 184 | 11 | 186 |
| All causes | 2816 | 771 | 419 | 101 | 102 | 919 | 504 | 1120 | 761 | 880 | 55 | 873 |