Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green during the year 1899
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(A.)—Table of Deaths during the year 1899, in the Bethnal Green Metropolitan District, classified according to
Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics ; public institutions being shown as separate localities.(Columns for Population and Births are in Table B.) | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all ages. | Under I year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis,Pneumonia and ' Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Other forms of Tubercular diseases | Injuries. | All Other Diseases. | Total. | |||
Enteric or Typhoid. | Puerperal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
South | 525 | 187 | 93 | 13 | 12 | 153 | 67 | Under 5 5 upwards | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 29 | 14 | 16 | .. | 2 | 59 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 107 | 279 |
.. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 41 | 78 | 44 | 2 | 10 | 60 | 246 | |||||||||
East | 610 | 232 | 94 | 25 | 21 | 159 | 79 | Under 5 5 upwards | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 39 | .. | 1 | 61 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 129 | 326 |
" | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 52 | 76 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 94 | 284 | |||||||||
Workhouse | 568 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 276 | 243 | Under 5 5 upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 18 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 10 | 37 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 101 | 175 | 29 | .. | 6 | 209 | 531 | |||||||||
Victoria Park Hosp | 9 | .. | 1 | 4 | 21 | 67 | 2 | Under 5 5 upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
.. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 45 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 94 | |||||||||
Bethnall H'se Asylum | 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 11 | Under 5 5 upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 4 | .. | 1 | 14 | 31 | |||||||||
North | 810 | 325 | 132 | 20 | 28 | 212 | 93 | Under 3 5 upwards | 1 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 27 | 21 | 48 | .. | 1 | 116 | .. | 28 | 20 | 186 | 457 |
.. | 1 | .. | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 2 | 56 | 126 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 105 | 353 | |||||||||
Mildmay Hospital | 30 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | Under 5 5 upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 |
.. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .. | 8 | 25 | |||||||||
Totals | 2669 | 773 | 333 | 67 | 98 | 900 | 498 | Under 5 5 upwards | 1 | 13 | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 85 | 43 | 121 | .. | 4 | 244 | 9 | 91 | 46 | 435 | 1105 |
.. | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 16 | 10 | 300 | 477 | 178 | 12 | 38 | 504 | 1564 | |||||||||
The subjoined number have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of Mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto. | 431 | 57 | 105 | 41 | 38 | 158 | 32 | Under 5 5 upwards | 6 | 35 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 33 | 162 |
2 | 6 | .. | 24 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 35 | 25 | 39 | 8 | 27 | 100 | 269 | |||||||||
Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto. | 164 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 104 | 21 | Under 5 5 upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 8 |
.. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 44 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 156 |