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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| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 3 months. | AGES. | Total. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3mo. to 1 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 and upwards. | Total under 5years. | |||
| CLASS IV.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| 132 | 54 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 66 | 72 | 29 | 1 | 219 | 430 | ||
| 1 Premature Birth | 45 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 46 | 46 |
| 2 Cyanosis | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
| 3 Spina Bifida | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| 4 Other Malformations | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 |
| 5 Teething | .. | 8 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 19 |
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2 Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 |
| 1 Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 62 | 70 | 28 | 1 | .. | 176 |
| 1 Atrophy and Debility | 77 | 44 | 14 | 7 | 2 | .. | I | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 142 | 155 |
| CLASS V.—Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 43 | 67 | |
| 1 Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| 2 Wounds Gunshot Cut, Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 3 Burns and Scalds | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| 4 Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 5 Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| 6 Suffocation | 23 | 13 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 40 | 42 |
| 7 Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | |
| CLASS VI. | ||||||||||||||||
| Causes not specified or ill-defined [10] | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 10 |