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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TABLE 2.
DEATHS REGISTERED IN THE PARISH OF ST. MATTHEW, BETHNAL GREEN, IN THE 52 WEEKS, ENDING DECEMBER, 29TH, 1860.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total. | QUARTERS. | Total of 1859 | AGES. | Total. | QUARTERS. | Total of 1859 | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | CAUSES OF DEATH. | 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:—492. | Peritonitis | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Ascites | .. | .. | 1 | 1 .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Small-pox | 26 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 36 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 111 | Ulceration of Intestines | .. | .. | .. | 1 .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Measles | 103 66 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 112 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 56 | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | ||
Scarlatina | 99 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 96 | 37 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 157 | Ileus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |
Whooping-cough | 54 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 59 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 92 | 55 | Intussusception | .. | .. | 1 .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
Croup | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | 4 | 1 .. | 10 | 11 | 12 | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | |||
Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | Disease of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 8 | |
Diarrhoea (Bowel Complaint) | 54 | 1 .. | 1 .. | 4 | .. | .. | 66 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 16 | 187 | Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Dysentery | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | 1 .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | ||
Cholera | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 5 | 1 2 | .. | 6 | ||||
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 .. | 10 .. | 3 | .. | 16 | 6 | 4 | 18 .. | |||||
Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Ague | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||||||||||
Remittent Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | VIII. Kidneys, &c.:—13. | ||||||||||||
Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||
Typhus Fever | 23 | 1? | 11 | 8 | 6 | .. | 61 | 19 | 13 .. | 11 | 18 .. | 71 | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Puerperal Fever (Metria) | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 13 | Niphria (Bright's Disease) | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||||
Rheumatic Fever | .. | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | Ischuria | 1 .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Ervsipelas (Rose) | 6 | .. | 1 | 1 | 9 | .. | 12 6 | 2 | 1 .. | 5 | 4 | 13 | Diabetes | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Syphilis | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Noma (Canker) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Disease of Kidneys, &c. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
II. Dropsy, &c.:—60. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
IX, Childbirth:—21. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 2 | .. | 5 | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | |||||||||||||
Dropsy | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | 8 | 1 | 17 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 22 | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Abscess (Gathering) | 8 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||
Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 .. | 3 | Childbirth (see Metria) | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
Fistula | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | Disease of Uterus, &c. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 4 | .. | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 13 | ||
Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Cancer | 1 | .. | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9, | 13 | ||||||||||||||
Gout | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Rheumatism | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |||||||||||||
III. Tubercular:—408. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
Disease of Joints | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Scrofula | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 | |||||||||||||
Tabes Mesenterica | 103 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 105 | 22 | 94 | 31 | 28 | 131 | XI. Skin Cellular Tissues, &c.: | ||||||||||||
Phthisis (Consumption) Hydrocephalus (Water on the Brain) | 18 36 | 28 4 | 138 .. | 72 .. | 4 .. | .. .. | 260 40 | 82 9 | 74 8 | 41 12 | 63 11 | 266 33 | —3. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
IV. Brain and Nerves 202. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cephalitis | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 18 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Apoplexy | .. | .. | 3 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 35 | XII. Malformation:-4 | ||||||||||||
Palsy (Paralysis) | .. | .. | 9 | 12 | 19 | .. | 33 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 51 | |||||||||||||
Delerium tremens | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Eillepsy | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||
Tetanus | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | XIII. Premature Birth and De | ||||||||||||
Insanity Convulsions | .. 66 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 67 | 2 23 | .. 14 | 9 | .. 21 | 13 95 | bility:—66. | 63 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 66 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 57 |
Disease of Brain, &c. | 18 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 21 | XIV. Atrophy:—20. | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
V. Heart & Blood Vessels:—66. | XV. Old Age: —114. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 75 | 38 | 114 | 43 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 109 | ||||||||||||
Pericarditis | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | XVI. Sudden Death:—54. | 22 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 54 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 12 | |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |||||||||||||
Disease of Heart, &c. | 6 | 6 | 1 3 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 63 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 52 | XVII. Violent Death 61. | |||||||||||||
VI. Lungs and Organs of Re spiration:-487 | Interperance | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | ||||||||||||
Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |||||||||||||
Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |||||||||||||
Lryngiitis | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bronchitis | 85 | 3 | 41 | 41 | 4.0 | 5 | 184 | 82 | 39 | 27 | 36 | 118 | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Pleurisy | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia | 217 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 244 | 106 | 34 | 36 | 68 | 170 | Burns and Scalds | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Asthma | .. | .. | 9 | 10 | 94 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 43 | Hanging (Suicide) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Disease of Lungs | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 6 | Suffocation | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
Drowning | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
VII. Stomach and Digestive Organs:—110. | - | Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||||||
Wounds | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Other Violent Causes | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Teething | 50 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 50 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 57 | |||||||||||||
Quinsey | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | Not Specified | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | . . | .. | 1 | 5 | |
Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Enteritis | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | TOTALS | 1167 | 163 | 239 | 276 | 290 | 60 | 2184 | 713 | 463 | 448 | 560 | 2273 |