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Bethnal Green 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH at different periods of life in the Metropolitan Borough or Bethnal Green, 1929.
| Cause of Death. | All Ages | Number of Deaths of residents at various ages, whether occurring within or without the Borough | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1year | 1and under 2years | 2 and under5years | 5and under15 years | 15and under25 years | 25 and under45 years | 45 and under65 years | 65 and under75 years | 75 and up-wards | |||
| All causes | M | 778 | 82 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 26 | 80 | 287 | 151 | 80 |
| f | 734 | 51 | 30 | 19 | 22 | 30 | 94 | 166 | 152 | 170 | |
| 1. Enteric Fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2. Smallpox | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3. Measles | M | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | M | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6. Diphtheria | M | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7. Influenza | M | 27 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| f | 32 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | |
| 8. Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9. Meningococcal Meningitis | M | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 10. Tuberculosis of the respiratory system | M | 63 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 6 | 1 |
| F | 46 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 2 | ... | |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 12. Cancer, malignant disease | M | 69 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 34 | 25 | 6 |
| F | 73 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 39 | 21 | 9 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| f | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 14. Diabetes | m | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| f | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | |
| 15. Cerebral Hæmorrhage | M | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 5 | |
| F | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | M | 156 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 14 | 58 | 51 | 28 |
| f | 197 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 56 | 85 | |
| 17. Arterio-Sclerosis | M | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| F | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| 18. Bronchitis | M | 66 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 40 | 12 | 3 |
| F | 46 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | 13 | 18 | |
| 19. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 125 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 11 | 15 |
| F | 82 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 18 | |
| 20. Other respiratory diseases | M | 11 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| f | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | m | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| f | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 22. Diarrhœa | M | 17 | 12 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 14 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 24. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| f | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| F | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | |
| 26. Puerperal Sepsis | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 27. Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 28. Congenital Debility and Mal-formation, Premature Birth | m | 25 | 21 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| F | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 29. Suicide | M | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| 30. Other Deaths from Violence | m | 30 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| F | 12 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 31. Other Defined Diseases | m | 78 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 14 | |
| F | 74 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 16 | |
| 32. Causes Ill-defined or unknown | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 1512 | 133 | 66 | 33 | 14 | 58 | 174 | 453 | 303 | 250 | |