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Bethnal Green 1923
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1923
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Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green. A provisional analysis of the CAUSES OF DEATHS at various ages during the year 1923.
| Number of Deaths of residents at various ages, whether occurring within or without the Borough. | Deaths in various institutions in the Borough whether of residents or nonresidents. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causes of Death. | All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | Queen's Hospital for Children. | Mildmay Mission Hospital. | City of London Hospital for Diseases of the Chest. | Bethnal Green Hospital (Poor Law) | Waterloo House (Poor Law) | Total Institutional Deaths | |
| All causes | Certified | 1340 | 198 | 52 | 48 | 53 | 70 | 189 | 340 | 390 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1. Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 2. Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3. Measles | 32 | 8 | 17 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| 6. Diphtheria & Croup | 20 | 1 | ... | 11 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| 7. Influenza | 16 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| 8.Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 6 | |
| 9.Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 164 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 50 | 56 | 21 | 6 | ... | 55 | 74 | 2 | 137 | |
| 10. Tuberculous Meningitis | 10 | 1 | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | |
| 11.Other Tuberculous Diseases | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 | |
| 12. Cancer, malignant disease | 116 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 17 | 56 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 40 | ... | 52 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | |
| 14.Meningitis | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| 15.Organic Heart Disease | 206 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 116 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 92 | 30 | 137 | |
| 16.Bronchitis | 107 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 24 | 62 | 42 | ... | 6 | 24 | 3 | 35 | |
| 17.Pneumonia(all forms) | 103 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 32 | ... | 84 | |
| 18.Other diseases of respiratory organs | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | ... | 8 | 7 | ... | 16 | |
| 19.Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 40 | 33 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 34 | 4 | ... | 8 | ... | 46 | |
| 20.Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 21.Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 21A. Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 22.Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 38 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 6 | ... | 3 | 8 | ... | 17 | |
| 23.Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 24.Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 25.Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 68 | 66 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 55 | |
| 26.Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 39 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | ... | 10 | 1 | 18 | |
| 27.Suicide | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | |
| 28.Other Defined Diseases | 273 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 40 | 80 | 98 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 6 | 116 | |
| 29.Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Total | 1340 | 198 | 52 | 48 | 53 | 70 | 189 | 340 | 390 | 189 | 37 | 108 | 394 | 45 | 773 | |