Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green, Parish of St. Matthew ]
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Causes of Death. | Ages. | Total. | Causes of Death. | Ages. | Total | ||||||||||
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Under 5 | Under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | Under 5 | Under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | ||||
Totals brought forward.. | 225 | 27 | 46 | 81 | 60 | 7 | 446 | ||||||||
I. Zymotic Class : | VII. Digestive Organs : | ||||||||||||||
Small-pox | I | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Teething | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 |
Measles | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Quinsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Scarlatina | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | Gastritis | |||||||
Hooping Cough. | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 40 | Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Croup | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 |
Diarrhœ (Bowel Complaint) | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 7 | Ulceration of Intestines | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Dysentery | Hernia (Rupture) | ||||||||||||||
Cholera | Ileus | ||||||||||||||
Influenza | Intussusception | ||||||||||||||
Purpura; Scurvy | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | ||||||||||||||
Ague | Disease of Stomach, &c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
Remittent Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Disease of Pancreas | |||||||
Infantile Fever | Hepatitis | ||||||||||||||
Tyhus | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .. | 20 | Jaundice | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
Metria | Disease of Liver | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 | |||||||
Rheumatic Fever | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | Disease of Spleen | ||||||||
Erysipelas | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | VIII. Kidneys, &c. : | |||||||
Sypbils | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
Noma | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
Hydrophobia | Nephria (Bright's Disease) | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | |||||||
Ischuria | |||||||||||||||
Diabetes | |||||||||||||||
II. Dropsy, &c. | Stone | ||||||||||||||
Hæmorrhage | 2 | 1 | I | 2 | 2 | .. | 8 | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Dropsy | 2 | .. | .. | 2, | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
Abscess | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | Disease of Kidneys, &c | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 6 |
Ulcer | |||||||||||||||
Fistula | IX. Childbirth : | ||||||||||||||
Mortification | 2 | .. | l | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | Paramenia | |||||||
Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Gout | Childbirth (see Metria) | ||||||||||||||
Disease of Uterus, &c | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
III. Tubercular Class: | X. Joints, Bones, &c. : | ||||||||||||||
Scrofula | Arthritis | ||||||||||||||
Tabes Mesenterica | 31 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 32 | Rheumatism | |||||||
Phthisis (Consumption) | 6 | 12 | 25 | 20 | 1 | .. | 64 | Disease of Joints, &c | |||||||
Hydrocephalus (Water on the Brain) | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | •. | 10 | XI. Skin, Cellular, Tissue, &c.: | |||||||
Carbuncle | |||||||||||||||
IV. Brain, Nerves, &c.: | Phlegmon | ||||||||||||||
Cephalitis | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | Disease of Skin, &c | |||||||
Apoplexy | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. | 9 | XII. Malformation : | |||||||
Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||
Delirium Tremens | Spina Bifida | ||||||||||||||
Chorea | Other Malformations | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | 3 | |||||||
Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | ||||||||
Tetanus | XIII. Premature Birth and Debility . | ||||||||||||||
Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | |
Convulsions | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | XIV. Atrophy : | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Brain, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
XV. Age: | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31 | 11 | 42 | ||||||||
Y. Heart and Blood Vessels : | XVI. Sudden Death : | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |||||||
Pericarditis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | XVII. Violence, Privation, &c.: | |||||||
Aneurism | Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
Disease of Heart, &c. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 8 | Privation of Food | |||||||
Want of Breast Milk | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
Neglect | |||||||||||||||
VI. Respiratory Organs : | Cold | ||||||||||||||
Laryngitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | Poison | |||||||
Bronchitis | 10 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 59 | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Hanging, | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
Pneumonia | 48 | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | 56 | Suffocation, | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Asthma | .. | i | 15 | 8 | 2 | 26 | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Disease of Lungs, &c | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | Fractures and Contusions | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Wounds | |||||||||||||||
Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Not Specified. | 9 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 15 | ||||||||
Totals carried forward | 225 | 27 | 46 | 81 | 60 | 7 | 446 | Totals | 288 | 33 | 47 | 101 | 105 | 19 | 593 |