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Bethnal Green 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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Table: CAUSES OF DEATH at different periods of life in the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green, 1934.

CAUSES OF DEATH at different periods of life in the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green, 1934.

Cause of Death.All AgesNumber of Deaths of residents at various ages, whether occurring within or without the Borough
Under 1year1and under 2years2 and under 5years5and under15 years15 and under25 years25 and under35 years35 and under45 years45 and under55 years. 55 and under65 years65 and under75 years75SOand upwards
All causesM6345721151124283273142124107
F573491317161726264286129152
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid FeversM1...............1...............
F....................................
2. MeaslesM162122........................
F18288........................
3. Scarlet FeverM....................................
F1.........1.....................
4. Whooping CoughM5311........................
F3...3...........................
5. DiphtheriaM81142.....................
F2...11........................
6. InfluenzaM3............11...............
F6............11............1
7. Encephalitis LethargicaM..............................13
F1...............1...............
8. Cerebro-Spinal FeverM....................................
F....................................
9. Tuberculosis of respiratory systemM50............6101212.........
F241.........1063291...
10. Other Tuberculous DiseasesM2...............2...22......
F5...1111...............
11. SyphilisM3............1...111...
F..............................1...
12. General Paralysis of the Insane, tabes dorsalisM1.....................1.........
F1............1..................
13. Cancer, malignant diseaseM92.........1......49362715
F89...............2713242023
14. DiabetesM3...........................21
F6........................312
15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc.M10........................325
F19.....................1495
16. Heart DiseaseM170.........252115404758
F167.........518310274964
17. AneurysmM2.....................•••11...
F2.....................2.........
18. Other Circulatory DiseasesM13.....................2182
F12..................•••165
19. BronchitisM2921.........1151063
F151...............1...364
20. Pneumonia (all forms)M531534211431 163
F4812...71...255385
21. Other respiratory diseasesM10.....................1l26
F40........................31522
22. Peptic UlcerM16...............23452...
F....................................
23. Diarrhœa, etc.M19132......2......1...1...
F1917..................1......1
24. AppendicitisM6......11...1...12......
F4.........2............11...
25. Cirrhosis of LiverM2.................................
F1..............................1
26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc.M1...........................1...
F4...............1......1...2
27. Other Digestive DiseasesM14...............212531
F6..................2...112
28. Acute and Chronic NephritisM19......1...2114343
F13.....................3253
29. Puerperal Sepsis11...............1...............
.......................................
30 Other Puerperal Causes.......................................
F2............1...1............
31. Congenital Debility, Pre-mature Birth, Malforma-tions, etc.M2020..............................
F1413.....................1......
32. SenilityM2...........................11
F3........................l...2
33. Suicidem9............1...1241...
F3...............21............
34. Other ViolenceM161...12313211l
F10.........1............522
35. Other Defined Diseasesm39...1113218877
F343......53135356
36. Causes ill-defined or unknownM....................................
F....................................
Totals1207106343227415458115228253259