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Bethnal Green 1925

[Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1925]

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Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green. A provisional analysis of the CAUSES OF DEATH at various ages during the year 1925.

Causes of DeathNumber of Deaths of residents at various ages, whether occurring within or without the BoroughDeaths in various institutions in the Borough whether residents or non-residents
All AgesUnder 1year1 andunder2years2 and under 5years5 and under15 years15 and under25 years25 and under45 years45 and under65 years65 and upwardsQueen's Hospital for ChildrenMildmay Mission HospitalCity of LondonHospital for Diseases of the Heart and LungsBethnal Green Hospital (Poor Law)Waterloo House (Poor Law)Total Institutional Deaths
ALL causes- Certified143721260504662129424454179389250870887
Uncertified..............................
1. Enteric Fever1........1..................
2. Small Pox1............1..............
3. Measles12291................6..6
4. Scarlet Fever4....31....................
5. Whooping Cough61302010l........3....17..20
6. Diphtheria & Croup192296..............1..1
7. Influenza20......112106......369
8. Erysipelas3..........21........3..3
9. Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)121..1..322414683..3347..83
10. Tuberculous Meningitis143371........16114..22
11. Other Tuberculosis Diseases71..2..1..3..5..11..7
12. Cancer, malignant disease145....1....18715523358..66
13. Rheumatic Fever7......31..3..2111..5
14 Meningitis103..322......121......13
15. Organic Heart Disease224......71112771172l159129138
16 Bronchitis15672....1166475214601077
17. Pneumonia (all forms)1253915103282919367437286
18. Other diseases of respiratory organs12........2255....42..6
19. Diarrhoea and Enteritis61555............334..39..76
20. Appendicitis and Typhlitis6......211..221..1..4
21. Cirrhosis of Liver6............51......3..3
21a. Alcoholism..............................
22. Nephritis and Bright's Disease.25..........41381168..16
23. Puerperal Fever..............................
24. Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition6........24..........2..2
25. Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth56541..1........231..20347
26. Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide314116636422..6..10
27. Suicide19..........685..1..3..4
28. Other Defined Diseases28411139920821493513209420182
29. Diseases ill-defined or unknown11....................1..1
Total143721260504662129424454179389250870887