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]
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BETHNAL GREEN SANITARY DISTRICT.
TABLE III. ( continued).
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 3 months. | AGES. | Total. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m. to 1 yr. | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 to 95 | 95 and upwards. | Total under 5 years | |||
| CLASS II. (continued). Order 2.— Tubercular. | ||||||||||||||||
| i Scrofula | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 21 |
| 2 Tabes Mesenterica | 5 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 66 | 72 |
| 3 Phthisis | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 97 | 64 | 46 | 26 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 12 | 322 |
| 4 Hydrocephalus | 3 | 37 | 28 | 25 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 93 | 98 |
| CLASS III.—Local Diseases. Order 1.—Nervous System. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 Cephalitis | 1 | 4 | .. | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 20 |
| 2 Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 45 |
| 3 Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | .. | 1 | 30 |
| 4 Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 24 |
| 5 Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 6 Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 12 |
| 7 Convulsions | 57 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 130 | 133 |
| 8 Brain Disease, &c. | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | .. | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | .. | 18 | 65 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| 1 Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| 2 Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
| 3 Heart Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 113 |
| 1 Laryngitis | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 14 |
| 2 Bronchitis | 12 | 45 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 50 | 52 | 20 | 2 | .. | 111 | 286 |
| 3 Pleurisy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 |
| 4 Pneumonia | 18 | 44 | 47 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 135 | 192 |
| 5 Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| 6 Lung Disease, &c | .. | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 11 | 39 |
| 1 Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |||
| 2 Enteritis | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | 14 |
| 3 Peritonitis | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 14 |
NOTES.
1. Includes Small Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough,
Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.
4. Includes Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, want of Breast Milk, and Premature
Birth.
5. Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions, and Teething.