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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Table: Causes of death in Inquest cases—continued—

Causes of death in Inquest cases—continued—

Senile Decay6
Still Born6
Spasm of Glottis2
Tumour of the Brain2
Ulcer of the Stomach2
Want of Attention at Birth4
Accidental Deaths—
Crushed by Machinery2
Burns4
Drowned4
Death while under Chloroform2
Exhaustion from Operation1
Falls37
Ptomaine Poisoning2
Run over in the Street4
Scalds3
Septiœemia1
Suffocation in Bed21
„ while in a Fit2
Accelerated by Exposure1
Chronic Alcoholism6
Death due to Forcible Feeding1
Manslaughter1
Suicides—
Fall from Window1
Poisoning2
Hanging2
Cut Throat27
Total...277

Table: Bodies recovered under Public Health (London) Act—

Bodies recovered under Public Health (London) Act—

Diphtheria3
Measles1
Total4