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. | |||
IV.- Constitutional Diseases | |||||||||||||
Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 2 | .. | .. | 71 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 34 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 51 | 52 |
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 10 | 24 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34 | 45 |
Phthisis | 13 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 71 | 65 | 41 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 22 | 276 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 17 | 7 | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | |
Purpura, Hœmorrhagie Diathesis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Anœmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythœmia | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 10 |
Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Other Constitutional Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Premature Birth | 85 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 85 | 85 |
Atelectasis | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 9 |
Congenital Malformations | 13 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 15 |
Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 16 | 54 | 17 | .. | 90 |
VI.— Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
1. Nervous System. | |||||||||||||
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 31 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 55 | 67 |
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 135 |
Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 7 |
Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 |
Convulsions | 82 | 16 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 98 | 102 |
Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
Other Diseases of Nervous System | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |