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Bethnal Green 1856

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green, Parish of St. Matthew ]

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TABLE 1. Deaths Registered in the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green, in the 13 Weeks ending March 28th, 1857.

Causes of Death.Ages.Total.Causes of Death.Ages.Total
Under 5Under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and aboveUnder 5Under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and above
Totals brought forward..225274681607446
I. Zymotic Class :VII. Digestive Organs :
Small-poxI..........1Teething18..........18
Measles5..........5Quinsy1..........2
Scarlatina131........14Gastritis
Hooping Cough.40..........40Enteritis1......1..2
Croup2..........2Peritonitis1..........1
Thrush1..........1Ascites......22..4
Diarrhœ (Bowel Complaint)3..121..7Ulceration of Intestines..1........1
DysenteryHernia (Rupture)
CholeraIleus
InfluenzaIntussusception
Purpura; ScurvyStricture of Intestinal Canal
AgueDisease of Stomach, &c1..........1
Remittent Fever1..........1Disease of Pancreas
Infantile FeverHepatitis
Tyhus74432..20Jaundice2......1..3
MetriaDisease of Liver......32..5
Rheumatic Fever..21....3Disease of Spleen
Erysipelas4......1..5VIII. Kidneys, &c. :
Sypbils1..........1
NomaNephritis......1....1
HydrophobiaNephria (Bright's Disease)....12....3
Ischuria
Diabetes
II. Dropsy, &c.Stone
Hæmorrhage21I22..8Cystitis......11..2
Dropsy2....2,217
Abscess..1..1....2Disease of Kidneys, &c..2..31..6
Ulcer
FistulaIX. Childbirth :
Mortification2..l..1..4Paramenia
Cancer......12..3Ovarian Dropsy......1....1
GoutChildbirth (see Metria)
Disease of Uterus, &c......1....1
III. Tubercular Class:X. Joints, Bones, &c. :
ScrofulaArthritis
Tabes Mesenterica31..1......32Rheumatism
Phthisis (Consumption)61225201..64Disease of Joints, &c
Hydrocephalus (Water on the Brain)91......•.10XI. Skin, Cellular, Tissue, &c.:
Carbuncle
IV. Brain, Nerves, &c.:Phlegmon
Cephalitis6..........6Disease of Skin, &c
Apoplexy1..125..9XII. Malformation :
Paralysis......56112
Delirium TremensSpina Bifida
ChoreaOther Malformations3........••3
Epilepsy1......2..3
TetanusXIII. Premature Birth and Debility .
Insanity........2..219..........19
Convulsions21..........21XIV. Atrophy :4............
Disease of Brain, &c.1..........1
XV. Age:........311142
Y. Heart and Blood Vessels :XVI. Sudden Death :11..1....3
Pericarditis....1......1XVII. Violence, Privation, &c.:
AneurismIntemperance......1....1
Disease of Heart, &c.11231..8Privation of Food
Want of Breast Milk2..........2
Neglect
VI. Respiratory Organs :Cold
Laryngitis3111....6Poison
Bronchitis10151921359Burns and Scalds......1....1
Pleurisy1......1Hanging,........1..1
Pneumonia481..5256Suffocation,1..........1
Asthma..i158226Drowning......2....2
Disease of Lungs, &c211..1..5Fractures and Contusions..1........1
Wounds
Other Violence..........11
Not Specified.91..14..15
Totals carried forward225274681607446Totals288334710110519593