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. | AGES. | Total under 5 years. | Total. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 15 to to 15 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and upwards | ||||
| VII.—Violence (continued). | |||||||||||||
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Burn, Scald | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | |
| Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Drowning | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Suffocation | 40 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 45 | 47 |
| Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... |
| 2. Homicide. | |||||||||||||
| Manslaughter | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Murder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 3. Suicide. | |||||||||||||
| Gunshot Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cut, Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Poison | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| VIII.—Ill-defined Causes. | |||||||||||||
| Dropsy | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 8 |
| Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 187 | 30 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 217 | 230 |
| Mortification | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Abscess | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 |
| Hæmorrhage | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 |
| Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Causes not Specified or Ill-defined | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |