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, Rheumatism of the Heart | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 |
Rheumatism | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Rickets | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 10 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .. | 54 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 40 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 52 | 54 |
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | 31 |
Phthisis | 1 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 56 | 57 | 41 | 22 | 3 | 1 | .. | 10 | 233 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | 28 |
Purpura, Hœmorrhagic Diathesis | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 6 |
Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythœmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Other Constitutional Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
V.—Developmental Diseases. Premature Birth | 62 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 62 | 62 |
Atelectasis | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 |
Congenital Malformations | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 9 |
Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 34 | 53 | 31 | .. | 119 |
VI.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
1. Nervous System. | |||||||||||||
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 30 | 24 | 6 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 54 | 67 |
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 133 |
Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 11 |
Convulsions | 86 | 26 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 112 | 114 |
Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 10 |
Other Diseases of Nervous System | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |