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 Southwark, Borough of]
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Causes of Death. | 1901 | 1902 | 1903. | 194. | 1905. | 1906 | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small Pox | 14 | 78 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
(a) Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
(b)Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
(c) No statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 161 | 164 | 83 | 191 | 154 | 95 | 112 | 77 | 127 | 225 |
Scarlet Fever | 54 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 9 |
Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Epidemic Influenza | 23 | 33 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 47 | 51 | 15 |
Whooping Cough | 98 | 114 | 68 | 118 | 80 | 54 | 103 | 50 | 56 | 60 |
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 53 | 63 | 23 | 26 | 44 | 31 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 35 |
Enteric Fever | 18 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diarrhœ. Dysentery | 132 | 88 | 97 | 101 | 84 | 86 | 59 | 77 | 73 | 49 |
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 90 | 81 | 100 | 181 | 99 | 139 | 42 | 111 | 40 | 41 |
Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Chicken Pox | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
Rotheln | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
Mumps | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Hydrophobia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Glanders, Farcy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
Tetanus | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 |
Anthrax, Splenic Fever | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cow pox, Accidents of Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Syphilis | 29 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 11 |
Gonorrhœa | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Pha???ædena | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Erysipelas | 8 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Pyæmia, Septicaemia | 8 | 33 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 |
Puerperal Fever | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Infective Endocarditis | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
Carbuncle | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Cellulitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... |
Mastoiditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... |
Tonsilitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
Malarial Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of Heart. | 17 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
Tuberculosis, total | 670 | 705 | 680 | 651 | 582 | 572 | 550 | 522 | 496 | 462 |
Tubercular Disease of Brain or Meninges, Acute Hydrocephalus | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 53 | 66 | 55 | 47 | 45 | 38 |
Laryngeal and Pulmonary Phthisis | 516 | 550 | 496 | 499 | 443 | 429 | 425 | 403 | 377 | 368 |
Tabes Mesenterica, Tubercular Disease of Intestine | 45 | 42 | 72 | 36 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 18 |
General Tuberculosis, Tubercular Disease of undefined position | 55 | 56 | 39 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 29 |
Other Forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 15 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Thrush | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Actinomycosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Hydatid Disease | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |