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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 1913
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1913 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 | 2 | – | 4 | |
| Small-pox | – | – | – | – | |
| Measles | 20 | 39 | – | 59 | |
| Scarlet Fever | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Whooping Cough | 14 | 16 | – | 30 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 5 | 6 | – | 11 | |
| Influenza | 14 | 4 | – | 18 | |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 3 | – | 6 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 99 | 95 | 3 | 197 | |
| Tuberculous MeniDgitis | 22 | 17 | – | 39 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 21 | 16 | 1 | 38 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 67 | 63 | 1 | 131 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 4 | 9 | – | 13 | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 103 | 89 | 4 | 196 | |
| Bronchitis | 88 | 93 | 3 | 184 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 121 | 104 | 1 | 226 | |
| Other diseases of respiratory organs | 10 | 2 | – | 12 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 70 | 77 | – | 147 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 10 | 4 | – | 14 | |
| Alcoholism | 2 | 7 | —– | 9 | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 44 | 48 | 6 | 98 | |
| Puerperal Fever | '2 | – | 2 | ||
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malforma-tion, including Premature Birth | 72 | 65 | 1 | 138 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 32 | 25 | 1 | 58 | |
| Suicide | 10 | 4 | – | 14 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 115 | 101 | 5 | 223 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 46 | 40 | 6 | 92 | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 15 | 23 | 1 | 39 | |
| Totals | 1,014 | 964 | 33 | 2,011 | |
| Sub-entries included in above figures. | Ccrebro-spinal Meningitis | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | – | 1 | – | 1 | |