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Bethnal Green 1878

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]

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BETHNAL GREEN SANITARY DISTRICT.
TABLE IV.

Table: Shewing the Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to Population, and to1000Deaths,1878.

Shewing the Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to Population, and to1000Deaths,1878.

DIVISION I. (Adults).Total Deaths.Deaths per 1000 of Population (all ages).Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths (all ages).
1. Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases5253.9172
2. Pulmonary Diseases (other than Phthisis)6004.5197
3. Tubercular Diseases4773.6150
DIVISION II. (Young Children).Total Deaths.Deaths per 1000 of Population. (under 5 years).Proportion of Deaths to 1000 deaths (under 5 years).
4. Wasting Diseases22111.0153
5. Convulsive Diseases26313.1182

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NOTES.
1. Includes Small Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Fever,
and Diarrhoea.
2. Include—Pleurisy, 6; Bronchitis, 347; Pneumonia, 214; Asthma, 10; Lung
Disease, 13; Laryngitis, 101.
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.