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 |