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Bethnal Green 1937

[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, 1937

CAUSES OF DEATH at different periods of life in the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green, 1937

Cause of DeathAll AgesNumber of Deaths of residents at various ages, whether occurring within or without the Borough
Under 1 year1 and under 2 years2 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 35 years35 and under 45 years45 and under 55 years55 and under 65 years65 and under 75 years75 and upwards[]
All causesM6274194725243778131140131
F560275571517364891150159
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid FeversM....................................
F....................................
2. MeaslesM1......1........................
F....................................
3. Scarlet FeverM....................................
F....................................
4. Whooping CoughM431...........................
F6321.........................
5. DiphtheriaM....................................
F4...112.....................
6. InfluenzaM14............2...3...63...
F19...1......111...744
7. Encephalitis LethargicaM....................................
F1...............1...............
8. Cerebro-Spinal FeverM1......1.....................
F1.....................1.........
9. Tuberculosis of respiratory systemM49............410912752
F24............55464......
10. Other Tuberculous DiseasesM4...11...
F3...............1.........1...
11. SyphilisM3..................111......
F1..............................1
12. General Paralysis of the Insane, tabes dorsalisM2........................11...
F....................................
13. Cancer, malignant diseaseM92.............11618272118
F74...............2313232211
14. DiabetesM6........................222
F14............1....1...37
15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc.M15.....................2157
F20..................41285
16. Heart DiseaseM187............53410396462
F1941...123356275789
17. Aneurysm .M1...............1...............
F6............3......32...1
18. Other Circulatory DiseasesM16...................11563
F19...................22177
19. BronchitisM251...............23739
F221..................1389
20. Pneumonia (all forms)M59123211...3141085
F3671...1...1133118
21. Other respiratory DiseasesM5.........1.........21...1
F4.....................22......
22. Peptic UlcerM7...............2...32......
F3..................1...1...1
23. Diarrhoea, etcM99................................
F63......1.......1.........1
24. AppendicitisM4..........1.........1...2...
F....................................
25. Cirrhosis of LiverM........................................
F....................................
26. Other Diseases of Liver, etcM1.........................1......
F2.............................2...
27. Other Digestive DiseasesM5.................11....1...2
F7...............22111
28. Acute and Chronic NephritisM20............3126413
F22.............1...11577
29. Puerperal SepsisF2................1l............
30. Other Puerperal CausesF1.............1...................
31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, ctcM1515................................
F1110..........1..................
32. SenilityM.....................................
F4...............................4
33. SuicideM8............21113......
F3.....................21......
34. Other ViolenceM23...1...34211326
F71................11...4
35. Other Defined DiseasesM5113......323391710
F441...1122945145
36. Causes ill-defined or unknownM....................................
F................................
Totals11876814914404173126222290290