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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 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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FEMALES.
March Quarter.
Occupations.
Total Number of
Cases.
Fatal Cases.
General Diseases.
Class I.
General Diseases.
Class II.
Arthritic Diseases.
Diseases of
Nervous System.
Diseases of
Vascular System.
Diseases of
Respiratory System.
Diseases of
Digestive System.
Diseases of
Urinary System.
Diseases of
Generative Organs.
Zymotic Diseases.
Domestic
18
2
3
I
I
..
3
2
..
I
7
2
In-door Trades
10
I
..
I
2
I
..
2
..
..
4
..
Out-door Trades
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Poisonous or injurious
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Professions
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Children
4
..
..
I
..
..
..
3
..
..
..
..
Persons of no occupation
3
..
..
..
..
I
..
1
..
..
1
..
Total No. of cases
35
..
3
3
3
2
3
8
..
1
12
2
Fatal cases
..
3
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
..
1
..
June Quarter.
Domestic
11
..
..
1
2
1
..
2
..
..
5
..
In-door Trades
2
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
..
..
..
Out-door Trades
1
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Poisonous or injurious
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
Professions
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Children
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
..
Persons of no occupation
5
2
..
..
1
..
4
..
..
..
..
..
Total No. of cases
22
..
1
1
3
1
5
2
3
1
5
..
Fatal cases
..
2
..
..
..
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
September Quarter.
Domestic
21
1
1
1
..
2
1
4
6
I
5
..
12
I
..
1
3
4
1
1
..
..
2
..
Out-door Trade
1
1
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Poisonous or injurious
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Professions
1
1
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
Persons of no occupation
5
..
..
..
..
2
1
..
..
..
2
..
Children
2
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
Total No. of cases
42
..
l
3
4
8
4
5
7
1
9
..
Fatal cases
..
4
..
1
..
1
1
1
..
7
..
..
December Quarter.
Domestic
15
3
2
2
..
..
..
4
2
..
5
2
In-door Trades
8
1
2
..
1
1
1
..
..
2
I
2
Out-door Trades.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Poisonous or injurious
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Persons of no occupation
2
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
..
..
..
Children
5
..
1
1
1
..
..
2
..
..
..
1
Total No. of cases
30
..
..
3
2
6
2
6
3
2
6
5
Fatal cases
..
4
5
..
..
..
..
3
..
..
..
1
"General Diseases, Class I.," embrace measles, scarlet fever, typhus, enteric fever, cerebrospinal
meningitis, pyæmia, ague, erysipelas, puerperal fever, acute tuberculosis, pyrexia (from
undetermined causes.
"General Diseases, Class II.," embrace purpura, scurvy, scrofula, rickets, anaemia, cancer,
syphilis, diabetes, general dropsy, &c.
Francis Warner, M.D., Medical Registrar.