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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 1924
Special report on an outbreak of Typhoid Fever in the Borough of Bethnal Green in 1924
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Inquest cases classified according to age:—
| Number under 1 year | 9 |
| „ over 1 year and under 5 years | 15 |
| „ 5 years „ „ 10 „ | 3 |
| „ 10 „ „ „ 20 „ | 4 |
| „ 20 „ „ „ 30 „ | 1 |
| „ 30 „ „ „ 40 „ | 3 |
| „ 40 „ „ „ 50 „ | 13 |
| „ 50 „ „ „ 60 „ | 11 |
| „ 60 „ „ „ 70 „ | 25 |
| „ 70 „ „ „ 80 „ | 17 |
| „ 80 | 7 |
| Total | 108 |
Causes of death in inquest cases:—
| Natural causes | 62 |
| Misadventure : death under an anæsthetic | 4 |
| Accidental: Burns 4, Drowning 1, Falls 10, Run over 12 | 27 |
| Open Verdict | 3 |
| Manslaughter | 1 |
| Wilful murder | 1 |
| Suicide | 10 |
| Total | 108 |
DISTRIBUTION OF DISINFECTANTS.
During the year 14,541 pints of disinfectant fluid
were distributed to applicants. Owing to the fact
that the fluid is largely used as a deodorant, for rinsing
down sink-wastes and gullies, and for washing yards,
it is given out in a diluted form, which explains the
apparently large amount issued.