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 | QUARTERS. | Total of 1857. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total | QUARTERS. | Total of 1857. | ||||||||||||||||
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Under 5 | Under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | Under 5 | Under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | ||||||
I. Zymotic: 709. | Peritonitis | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||
Ascites | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Small-pox | 11 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | Ulceration of Intestines | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
Measles | 83 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 91 | 34 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 81 | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Scarlatina | 130 | 55 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 188 | 20 | 21 | 74 | 73 | 94 | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 110 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 114 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 21 | 126 | Intussusception | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Croup | 21 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 31 | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Thrush | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | Disease of Stomach, &c | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 6 | 3 | 1 | .. | 11 | ||
Diarrhœa (Bowel Complaint) | 85 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | .. | 104 | 8 | 14 | 71 | 11 | 132 | Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Dysentery | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Cholera | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 15 | Jaundice | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Disease of Liver | 1 | .. | 3 | 6 | 3 | .. | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
Seurvy and Purpura | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Kidneys, &c.: 15. | ||||||||||||
Remittent Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||||||||
Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
Typhus Fever | 29 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 107 | 27 | 19 | 97 | 34 | 105 | Nephritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Puerperal Fever (Metria) | .. | 1 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 1 | .. | 3 | 6 | 6 | Nephria (Bright's Disease) | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 8 |
Rheumatic Fever | .. | 4 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | .. |
Erysipelas (Rose | 12 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Syphilis | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 7 | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Noma (Canker | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .2 | 2 |
Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
II. Dropsy, &c. : 66. | Disease of Kidneys. &c | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 9 | .. | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||
IX. Childbirth: 11. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
Dropsy | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 26 | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Abscess (Gathering) | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 9 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | |
Uleer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | I | Childbirth (see Metria) | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Disease of Uterus, &c | .. | .. | .. | 9. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Mortification | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 8 | X. Joints, Bones, &c.: 5. | ||||||||||||
Cancer | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 11 | .. | 19 | 1 | 7 | 6 | fi | 9 | |||||||||||||
Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||||||
III. Tubercular : 427. | Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||||||
Arthritis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
Disease of Joints | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Serofula | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | XI. Skin, Cellular Tissues, &c. : 2 | ||||||||||||
Tabes Mesenteriea | 119 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 125 | 14 | 36 | 49 | 26 | 138 | |||||||||||||
Phthisis (Consumption) | 20 | 33 | 110 | 75 | 17 | .. | 255 | 57 | 71 | 59 | 68 | 258 | |||||||||||||
Hydrocephalus (Water on the Brain) | 43 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 43 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 47 | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
IV. Brain and Nerves : 253. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |||||||||||||
CEphalitis | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | XII. Malformation : 3. | ||||||||||||
Apoplexy | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 28 | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Palsy (Paralysis) | 1 | .. | 8 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 59 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 47 | Other Malformations | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | l | 2 | XIII. Premature Birth and Debility : 70 | 70 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 70 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 53 |
Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
Epilepsy | 3 | .. | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Tetanus | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | XIV. Atrophy: 19. | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
Insanity | .. | 1 | 7 | 5 | .. | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Convulsions | 70 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 72 | 15 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 81 | ||||||||||||||
Disease of Brain, &c. | 19 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | .. | 36 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 19 | XV. Old Age. 123. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 71 | 123 | 36 | 37 | 26 | 24 | 116 | |
V. Heart and Blood Vessels : 46. | XVI. Sudden Death : 10. | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Periearditis | 1 | 2 | I | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | XVII. Violent Death : 81. | |||||||||||||||||
Aneurism | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Disease of Heart. &c | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1? | 26 | Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 |
VI. Lungs and Organs or Respiration : 461. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
Want of Breast Milk | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | |||||||||||||
Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 15 | Poison | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ..% | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Bronchitis | 55 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 48 | 7 | 159 | 69 | 9,7 | 9 | 54 | 127 | Burns and Scalds | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Pleurisy | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | Hanging (Suicide) | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Pneumonia | 192 | 8 | 8 | fi | 4 | .. | 217 | 77 | 45 | 36 | 59 | 191 | Suffocation | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Asthma | .. | 1 | 9,3 | 35 | .. | 61 | 97 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 65 | Drowning | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
Disease of Lungs | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | .. | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | |
VII. Stomach and Digestive Organs : 141. | Wounds | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
Other Violent Causes | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 8 | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
17 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 49 | ||||||||||||||
Teething | 70 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 70 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 69 | |||||||||||||
Quinsey | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Gastritis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Enteritis | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Totals | 1276 | 212 | 240 | 289 | 343 | 82 | 2442 | 640 | 581 | 603 | 618 | 2291 |