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 1909
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1909 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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Causes of death in inquest cases—continued—
Cardiac Valvular Disease 12
Chronic Cystitis 1
„ Enteritis 1
„ Liver Disease 1
„ Nephritis 2
Congestion of Lungs 2
Convulsions 13
Dropsy 4
Diphtheria 1
Enlarged Thymus Gland 1
Fatty Degeneration of Heart 6
Gastro-Enteritis 2
General Tuberculosis 4
Inanition 5
Internal Bleeding 2
Marasmus 1
Measles 3
Natural Debility 4
Phthisis 15
Premature Birth 7
Pneumonia 10
Pleurisy 4
Rupture of Aneurism of Aorta 4
Septic Pneumonia 1
Senile Decay 7
Still Born 6
Strangulated Hernia 1
Spasmodic Asthma 1
Spasm of Glottis 1
Vomiting Indigestion 1
Accidental Deaths—
Falls 29
Suffocation in bed 23
Do. while in a fit 2
Do. at Birth 1
Burns 14
Scalds 1
Run over in the street 4