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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 1902
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1902
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TABLE IV.—continued.
| Causes of Death, 1 | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all Ages). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. 12 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. 2 | Under 1 Year. 3 | 1 and under 5. 4 | 5 and under 15. 5 | 15 and under 25. 6 | 25 and under 65. 7 | 65 and upwards. 8 | North. 9 | South. 10 | East. 11 | ||
| Bronchitis | 372 | 94 | 61 | 4 | 4 | 92 | 117 | 129 | 103 | 140 | 69 |
| Pneumonia | 275 | 71 | 80 | 15 | 8 | 66 | 35 | 110 | 80 | 85 | 75 |
| Pleurisy | 35 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 14 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 13 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Alcoholism | 41 | – | – | – | – | 38 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 18 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | |||||||||||
| Venereal diseases | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 1 |
| Premature birth | 76 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | 19 | 23 | 2 |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Heart diseases | 252 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 125 | 74 | 89 | 63 | 100 | 98 |
| Accidents | 141 | 64 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 12 | 72 | 42 | 27 | 24 |
| Suicides | 20 | – | – | – | 5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Murder | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Old age | 92 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 91 | 25 | 16 | 51 | 65 |
| All other causes | 497 | 182 | 48 | 14 | 10 | 160 | 83 | 188 | 128 | 181 | 150 |
| All causes | 2747 | 710 | 439 | 113 | 111 | 872 | 502 | 1056 | 730 | 961 | 864 |