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. | AGES. | 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,Rehumatism of the Heart | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | ||
| Rickets | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 3 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Diseases | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 69 | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 28 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 41 | 41 |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 16 | 19 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 35 | 39 |
| Phthisis | 1 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 57 | 62 | 43 | 14 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 236 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 12 | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 28 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Anœmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythœmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| V.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 56 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 56 | 56 |
| Atelectasis | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 16 |
| Congenital Malformations | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 11 |
| Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | 57 | 34 | .. | 112 | |
| VI.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| 1. Nervous System. Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 19 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 45 | 62 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis . | .. | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 127 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 8 | |||||
| Epilepsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 7 |
| Convulsions | 79 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 87 | 88 | |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous system | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |