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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 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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the total deaths from all causes, a mortality of 4-4 per
thousand population.
The following Table distributes the Pulmonary deaths, and shews the mean temperature for the four quarters of the year.
TABLE H.
| Quarter ending | Children under five years. | Persons from five to fifty-five. | Persons above fifty-five. | Total. | Mean Temperature. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 80 | 51 | 70 | 201 | 41.5 |
| June | 61 | 19 | 35 | 115 | 54.6 |
| September | 58 | 11 | 19 | 88 | 60.8 |
| December | 103 | 41 | 62 | 206 | 41.6 |
| Total | 302 | 122 | 186 | 610 | 49.6 Mean Temperature for the year. |
Order IV.— Digestive Organs. The diseases connected
with the organs of Digestion caused 90 deaths
35 of these were from affections of the Liver, 11 from
Diseases of the Stomach, 35 from Inflammation of the
Bowels (Enteritis and Peritonitis).
Order V.— Diseases of the Urinary Organs
caused 16 deaths, 11 of which were cases of Bright's
Disease.
Order VI.— Organs of Generation. Three deaths
only were recorded under the head of Disease of the
Womb; ten other cases of malignant disease of this
organ are classed as Cancer.
Order VII.— Organs of Locomotion. Various
diseases of Bones and Joints caused ten deaths.