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 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 33 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and upwards | |||
| VII.—Violence (continued). | |||||||||||||
| Cut, Stab | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Burn, Scald | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Drowning | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 42 | |||
| Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Manslaughter | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Murder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Gunshot Wound | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cut, Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
| Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| VIII.—Ill-defined Causes. | |||||||||||||
| Dropsy | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||
| Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 82 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 172 | |||
| Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | |||
| Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Causes not Specified or Ill-defined | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||