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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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Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green. A provisional analysis of the CAUSES OF DEATHS at various ages during the year 1924.
| Causes of Death. | 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. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 | 6 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 Heart and Lungs. | Bethnal Green Hospital (Poor Law). | Waterloo House (Poor Law). | Total Institutional Deaths. | |
| All causes—Certified —Uncertified | 1483 | 204 | 74 | 59. | 54 | 69 | 163 | 374 | 486 | 195 | 44 | 120 | 539 | 45 | 943 |
| 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1. Enteric Fever | 11 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| 2. Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3. Measles | 42 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 11 |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | 5 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 5. Whooping Cough | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 5 |
| 6. Diphtheria & Croup | 29 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 7. Influenza | 35 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 14 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 11 |
| 8. Erysipelas | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| 9. Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 134 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 48 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 54 | 61 | ... | 123 |
| 10. Tuberculous Meningitis | 11 | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 15 |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 13 |
| 12. Cancer, malignant disease | 125 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 1 | 77 |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 6 |
| 14. Meningitis | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 15 |
| 15. Organic Heart Disease | 288 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 14 | 13 | 66 | 189 | ... | 3 | 13 | 153 | 32 | 201 |
| 16. Bronchitis | 123 | 12 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 61 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 50 |
| 17. Pneumonia (all forms) | 177 | 45 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 69 | 3 | 130 |
| 18. Other diseases of respiratory organs | 19 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | ... | 5 | 6 | ... | 12 |
| 19. Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 32 | 29 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 22 | 1 | ... | 14 | ... | 37 |
| 20. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| 21. Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 |
| 21a. Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 22. Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 28 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | ... | 3 | 8 | ... | 13 |
| 23. Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 24. Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 25. Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 80 | 80 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 2 | ... | 15 | 2 | 56 |
| 26. Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 36 | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | ... | 13 | ... | 19 |
| 27. Suicide | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 |
| 28. Other Defined | 238 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 79 | 93 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 72 | 2 | 130 |
| 29. Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 1486 | 206 | 74 | 59 | 54 | 69 | 163 | 374 | 487 | 195 | 44 | 120 | 539 | 45 | 943 |