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. | Total under 5 years. | Total. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 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 and upwards | |||
| Pericarditis | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
| Acute Endocarditis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Diseases of Heart | .. | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 23 | 6 | .. | 3 | ||
| Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Embolism, Thombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |||||||
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Laryngitis | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Croup | 20 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | |||
| Emphysema, Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| Bronchitis | 104 | 99 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 47 | 64 | 35 | 4 | 203 | |
| Pneumonia | 37 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | .. | 77 | ||
| Pleurisy | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||||||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | ||
| Dentition | 15 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | ||
| Sore Throat, Quinsy | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |||
| Disease of Stomach | 5 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 8 | |||
| Enteritis | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 8 | |||
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Peritonitis | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | |||
| Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | .. | ||||
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |||