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 upwds. | |||
| Local Diseases (continued). | |||||||||||||
| 2. Organs of Special Sense. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 3. Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Acute Endocarditis | .. | .. | 1 | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | .. | 23 |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 119 |
| Aneurism | ... | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 4. Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 9 |
| Croup | 6 | 3?, | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 38 | 42 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | g |
| Bronchitis | 88 | 110 | 4 | 4 | .. | 34 | 54 | 54 | 73 | 33 | 7 | 198 | 468 |
| Pneumonia | 69 | 83 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 152 | 250 |
| Pleurisy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of the Respiratory System | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 |
| 5. Digestive System. | |||||||||||||
| Dentition | 7 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 12 |
| Sore Throat, Quinsy | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 |
| Diseases of Stomach | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Enteritis | 11 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 14 | 18 |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| Peritonitis | l | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 9 |
| Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 20 |
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | 14 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |