London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Bethnal Green 1912

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1912 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector

This page requires JavaScript

Table: TABLE IIIa. Deaths in Sub-Districts.

TABLE IIIa. Deaths in Sub-Districts.

Causes of Death.North-East.South-WestNo Home.Totals.
Enteric Fever21—3
Small Pox————
Measles4545—90
Scarlet Fever11—2
Whooping Cough1612—28
Diphtheria and Croup87—15
Influenza32—5
Erysipelas45110
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)106945205
Tuberculous Meningitis1417-31
Other Tuberculous Diseases3328263
Cancer, malignant disease55597121
Rheumatic Fever98118
Meningitis33—6
Organic Heart Disease1158012207
Bronchitis991003202
Pneumonia (all other forms)1031101214
Other diseases of Respiratory organs98118
Diarrhoea and Enteritis2027148
Appendicitis and Typhlitis53—8
Cirrhosis of Liver59—14
Alcoholism1—12
Nephritis and Bright's Disease4441—85
Puerperal Fever45—9
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition24—6
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth6872—140
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide4347191
Suicides103—13
Other Defined Diseases74815160
Diseases ill-defined or unknown434810101
Diabetes26_8
Other Septic Diseases1018230
Polio Myelitis—4—4
Total956948531,957
Sub-entry, included Cerebro-spinal in above Meningitis figures33—6