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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 1927
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1927
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Inquest cases classified according to age:—
| Number under 1 year | 10 |
| „ over 1 year and under 5 years | 7 |
| „ „ 5 years „ „ 10 „ | 8 |
| „ „ 10 „ „ „ 20 „ | 5 |
| „ „ 20 ,, ,, „ 30 „ | 6 |
| „ „ 30 ,, ,, „ 40 „ | 7 |
| „ „ 40 ,, ,, ,, 50 ,, | 4 |
| „ „ 50 ,, ,, ,, 60 ,, | 19 |
| „ „ 60 ,, ,, ,, 70 ,, | 19 |
| „ „ 70 ,, ,, ,, 80 ,, | 21 |
| „ „ 80 | 5 |
| Total | 111 |
Causes of death in inquest cases:—
| Natural causes | 34 |
| Misadventure: death under an anæsthetic | 6 |
| Accidental: Burns or Scalds 7; Crushed by Crane 1; Septicœmia 7; Falls 21; Run over 16 | 52 |
| Open Verdict: Asphyxia in bed | 3 |
| Fractured Skull | 1 |
| Wilful Murder | 1 |
| Suicide | 14 |
| Total | 111 |