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Bethnal Green 1904
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1904
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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 to Localities, at all ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 | 1 and under | 5 and under 15 | 15und under 25 | 25and under 65 | 65 and upwards | N. | S. | E. | No Home. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 1 2 | 13 | |
| Small-pox | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | |
| Measles | 89 | 18 | 69 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 45 | 32 | 12 | ... | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 18 | 1 | 15 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 44 | 22 | 21 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 7 | 15 | ... | 8 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 48 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | 15 | 11 | 22 | ... | 5 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Other continued | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa (See notes) | 147 | 116 | 26 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 67 | 36 | 44 | ... | 27 | |
| Enteritis (See notes) | 53 | 40 | 6 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 13 | ... | 7 | |
| Puerperal Fever (see notes) | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 11 | ... | 5 | 8 | 6 | ... | 9 | |
| Phthisis (See notes) | 280 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 210 | 14 | 110 | 61 | 106 | 3 | 193 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 112 | 43 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 56 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 41 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease (See notes) | 112 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 72 | 37 | 35 | 28 | 48 | 1 | 45 | |
| Bronchitis | 258 | 67 | 24 | ... | 2 | 77 | 88 | 113 | 6l | 78 | 6 | 91 | |
| Pneumonia | 222 | 70 | 52 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 40 | 85 | 72 | 61 | 3 | 92 | |
| Pleurisy | 23 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 11 | ... | 10 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 10 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | 1 | |
| Alcoholism | 29 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 25 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 5 | ... | 6 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | |||||||||||||
| Venereal Diseases | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Premature Birth | 92 | 92 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35 | 21 | 36 | ... | ... | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Heart Diseases | 201 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 122 | 46 | 77 | 58 | 63 | 3 | 86 | |
| Accidents | 98 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 3 | l6 | 15 | 31 | 29 | 37 | 1 | 26 | |
| Suicides | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | |
| Murder | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Old Age | 92 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 88 | 23 | 25 | 43 | 1 | 43 | |
| All other causes | 471 | 173 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 161 | 86 | 194 | 134 | 142 | 1 | 215 | |
| All causes | 2489 | 711 | 358 | 77 | 83 | 823 | 437 | 1001 | 665 | 802 | 21 | 918 | |