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Bethnal Green 1879

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

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BETHNAL GREEN SANITARY DISTRICT.

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CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 3 months.AGES.Total.
3mo. to I yr.1 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 andupwards.Total under 5 years.
CLASS II. (continued).
Order 2.- Tubercutar[523]
1 Scrofula2434..1................1314
2 Tabes Mesenterica13402483..................8588
3 Phthisis15721065857750202......15324
4 HydrocephalusChronic28621..................1819
Acute22624206..................7278
CLASS III. Local Diseases.
CLASS III.—Local Diseases.
Order i.—Nervous Systein[391]1061971331025032529913721118774515381386
1 Cephalitis..1....2322..1........111
2 Apoplexy......111..51311153....150
3 Paralysis..............24121211......41
4 Insanity..1....16127146......148
5 Chorea..................*..........148
6 Epilepsy....11113144........216
7 Convulsions49521791..................127128
8 Brain Disease, &c..424344646521..1045
Order 2.—Organs of Circulation [169]
i Pericarditis..........1..1..............2
2 Aneurism............111..1........4
3 Heart Disease, &c......159152132403181..1168
Order 3.—Respiratory Organs [7561]
1 Laryngitis..11..2....3............27
2 Bronchitis37785432113722408389392..201497
3 Pleurisy....................1........1
4 Pneumonia17525044l6268913114..1163233
5 Asthma..................12..1....4
6 Lung Disease, &c.121....13213........414
Orders,.—Digestive Organs [71]
1 Gastritis..1..........1..1..2....15
2 Enteritis233....2........2......812

NOTES.
1. 474—includes Small Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping
Cough, Fever, and Diarrhœa.
2. 756—includes Pleurisy, 1; Bronchitis, 497 ; Pneumonia, 233; Asthma, 4 ;
Lung Disease, 14; and Laryngitis, 7.
3. 426—includes Phthisis, 324; Scrofula, 14 ; Rickets, 0; and Tabes, 88.
4. 192—includes Marasmus, Atrophy, and Debility, 142; Want of Breast Milk,
4; and Premature Birth, 46.
5. 244—includes Hydrocephalus, 19; Infantile Meningitis, 79; Convulsions,
127; and Teething, 19.