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.
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| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 3 months. | AGES. | Total. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3mo. to I 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 andupwards. | Total under 5 years. | ||||
| CLASS II. (continued). | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 Scrofula | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2 Tabes Mesenterica | 13 | 40 | 24 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 85 | 88 | |
| 3 Phthisis | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 65 | 85 | 77 | 50 | 20 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 324 | |
| 4 Hydrocephalus | Chronic | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | |
| Acute | 2 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 72 | 78 | |
| CLASS III. Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| CLASS III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| 106 | 197 | 133 | 102 | 50 | 32 | 52 | 99 | 137 | 211 | 187 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 538 | 1386 | ||
| 1 Cephalitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| 2 Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 50 | |
| 3 Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| 4 Insanity | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 48 | ||
| 5 Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 48 | ||
| 6 Epilepsy | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| 7 Convulsions | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 127 | 128 | |||||
| 8 Brain Disease, &c | .. | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | 10 | ||
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
| 2 Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| 3 Heart Disease, &c | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 8 | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||
| 1 Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||
| 2 Bronchitis | 37 | 78 | 32 | 11 | 40 | 83 | 89 | 39 | 2 | .. | 201 | 497 | |||||
| 3 Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| 4 Pneumonia | 17 | 52 | 44 | l6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | .. | 1 | 163 | 233 | |||||
| 5 Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
| 6 Lung Disease, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 14 | ||||||
| 1 Gastritis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 Enteritis | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 8 | |||
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.