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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 IIIa. Deaths in Sub-Districts.
| Causes of Death. | North-East. | South-West | No Home. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 71 | 57 | — | 128 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 2 | — | 6 |
| Whooping Cough | 27 | 17 | — | 44 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 8 | 16 | — | 24 |
| Influenza | 9 | 2 | — | 11 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 4 | — | 7 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | 4 | — | 7 |
| Other Septic Diseases | 16 | 22 | 1 | 39 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 102 | 92 | 7 | 201 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 16 | 25 | — | 41 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 20 | 24 | 2 | 46 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 57 | 60 | 3 | 120 |
| Bronchitis | 112 | 103 | 4 | 219 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 50 | 62 | 7 | 119 |
| Pneumonia (all other forms) Other diseases of Respiratory | 78 | 67 | 3 | 148 |
| organs | 5 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 116 | 137 | — | 253 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Alcoholism | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | 3 | — | 11 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 37 | 39 | 3 | 79 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 8 | 3 | — | 11 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 73 | 77 | — | 150 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 45 | 37 | 2 | 84 |
| Suicides | 8 | 5 | — | 13 |
| Heart Disease | 103 | 107 | 5 | 215 |
| Murder | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 116 | 126 | 8 | 250 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 28 | 18 | 2 | 48 |
| Total | 1,135 | 1,131 | 50 | 2,316 |