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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| DEATHS OF PERSONS OF THE AGES:— | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 5 years. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 20. | 20 and under 30. | 30 and under 40. | 40 and under 50. | 50 and under 60. | 60 and under 70. | 70 and upwards. | Total of all age. |
| Fever | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 88 |
| Small Pox | 49 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 65 |
| Measles | 41 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 46 |
| Scarlatina | 35 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 40 |
| Diptheria and Malignant Sore Throat | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| Diarrhœa | 114 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 3 | 129 |
| Cholera | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
| Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping Cough | 119 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 123 |
| Croup | 39 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 41 | |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Diseases of the Abdominal Organs | 18 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 84 |
| Bronchitis, Pleuritis, and Pneumonia | 266 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 42 | 40 | 72 | 44 | 519 |
| Phthisis | 9 | 7 | 34 | 89 | 75 | 56 | 33 | 22 | 1 | 326 |
| Hydrocephalus and Convulsions of Infants | 226 | 13 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 241 |
| Mesenteric Diseases and Marasmus | 203 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 205 |
| Dropsy | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 39 |
| Cancer | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 34 |
| Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Disease of the Heart and Large Blood Vessels | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 99 |
| Apoplexy, Paralysis, and other Diseases of the Brain | .. | .. | 8 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 37 | 38 | 159 |
| Childbirth and Diseases incident thereto | .. | .. | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 28 |
| Premature Birth and Debility from Birth | 131 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 131 |
| Teething | 43 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 48 |
| Old Age and Natural Decay | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 21 | 113 | 140 |
| Violence, Privation, and Poison | 50 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 90 |
| Other Diseases, chiefly Chronic | 30 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 69 |
| Totals | 1415 | 88 | 92 | 166 | 178 | 195 | 175 | 222 | 245 | 2776 |