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Bethnal Green 1903
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1903
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TABLE IV.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1903. Name of District—Bethnal Green.
(See Notes.)
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages | Deaths in or belonging toLocalities (at all ages). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | Under 1 | 1 andunder5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under65 | 65 and wards | N. | s. | E. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 85 | 22 | 62 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 52 | 16 | 17 | 0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 13 | ... | 9 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 41 | 18 | 21 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 26 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 11 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| {Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fever {Enteric | 12 | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| {Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa (See notes) | 112 | 76 | 34 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 1 |
| Enteritis (See notes) | 48 | 31 | 9 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Puerperal Fever (See notes) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 17 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| Other Septic Diseases | 21 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Phthisis (See notes) | 266 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 211 | 13 | 110 | 76 | 80 | 223 |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 135 | 42 | 61 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 59 | 42 | 34 | 69 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease (See notes) | 109 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 70 | 35 | 50 | 17 | 42 | 59 |
| Bronchitis | 238 | 75 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 74 | 95 | 61 | 82 | 57 |
| Pneumonia | 215 | 53 | 70 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 26 | 92 | 53 | 70 | 62 |
| Pleurisy | 22 | 2 | 8 | ... | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 15 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 27 | 15 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| Alcoholism | 53 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 20 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | |||||||||||
| Venereal Diseases | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 85 | 85 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39 | 18 | 28 | 5 |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Heart Diseases | 204 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 110 | 48 | 67 | 44 | 93 | 90 |
| Accidents | 112 | 53 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 25 |
| Suicides | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | ... | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Old Age | 101 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 97 | 36 | 26 | 39 | 82 |
| Murder | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 379 | 146 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 118 | 72 | 141 | 107 | 131 | 152 |
| All causes | 2363 | 652 | 376 | 85 | 65 | 760 | 405 | 947 | 616 | 800 | 915 |