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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TABLE III. (Continued).
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | AGE. | 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 | |||
| IV.— Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | .. | 71 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 33 | 21 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 54 | 57 |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephlus | 27 | 28 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 55 | 60 |
| Phthisis | 3 | 12 | 11 | 49 | 79 | 63 | 41 | 19 | 4 | 1 | .. | 15 | 282 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 11 | 13 | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 24 | 36 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Lucocythœmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| V.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 63 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 63 | 63 |
| Atelectasis | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 |
| Congenital Malformations | 12 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 14 |
| Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 18 | 59 | 24 | .. | 107 |
| VI.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| 1. Nervous System. | |||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 19 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 48 | 62 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 41 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 120 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| Epilepsy | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 |
| Convulsions | 86 | 27 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 113 | 114 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 12 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |