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 1911
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1911 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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Causes of death in Inquest cases—
Acute Gastritis 2
Apoplexy 15
Atelectasis 1
Atrophy of the Heart 1
Bronchitis 17
Bronco-Pneumonia 4
Cardiac Rupture 2
„ Thrombosis 1
„ Valvular Disease 8
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 1
Chronic Nephritis 3
Congestion of Lungs 1
Convulsions 16
Diabetes 1
Diphtheria 3
Endocarditis 1
Enlarged Thymus Gland 2
Epidemic Diarrhœa 6
Epileptic Fit 1
Fatty Degeneration of the Heart 4
General Dropsy 1
„ Tuberculosis 4
Heat Stroke 1
Inanition 3
Improper Feeding 1
Laryngitis 1
Marasmus 2
Measles 1
Meningitis 1
Peritonitis 2
Pericarditis 5
Phthisis 8
Premature Birth 10
Pneumonia 22
Rickets 2
Rupture of an Aneurism of Aorta 3