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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bethnal Green 1867
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green, Parish of St. Matthew ]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | DEATHS. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. | |
| Fever | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 88 |
| Small Pox | 19 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 65 |
| Measles | 11 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 46 |
| Scarlatina | 15 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 40 |
| Diptheria and Malignant Sore Throat | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 12 | 96 | 20 | 129 |
| Cholera | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Dysentery | .. | .. | |||
| Whooping Cough | 77 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 123 |
| Croup | 9 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 41 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Diseases of the Abdominal Organs | 9 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 84 |
| Bronchitis, Pleuritis, and Pneumonia | 195 | 91 | 58 | 175 | 519 |
| Phthisis | 87 | 78 | 84 | 77 | 326 |
| Hydrocephalus and Convulsions of Infants. | 70 | 60 | 54 | 57 | 241 |
| Mesenteric Diseases and Marasmus | 24 | 51 | 70 | 60 | 205 |
| Dropsy | 13 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 39 |
| Cancer | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
| Hernia | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Disease of the Heart and Large Blood Vessels | 27 | 28 | 16 | 28 | 99 |
| Apoplexy, Paralysis, and other Diseases of the Brain | 55 | 37 | 32 | 35 | 159 |
| Childbirth and Diseases incident thereto | 7 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 28 |
| Premature Birth and Debility from Birth | 33 | 33 | 29 | 36 | 131 |
| Teething | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
| Old Age and Natural Decay | 51 | 31 | 24 | 34 | 140 |
| Violence, Privation, and Poison | 28 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 90 |
| Other Diseases, chiefly Chronic | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 69 |
| Totals | 796 | 599 | 666 | 715 | 2776 |