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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southwark 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Causes of Death. | AGES. | All Ages. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | M. | F. | |
| Disease of Testis and Penis | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Diseases of Vagina and External Organs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Diseases of Ovaries, Uterus, etc. | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Diseases of Breast | |||||||||||||||
| Abortion, Miscarriage | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Puerperal Mania | |||||||||||||||
| Puerperal Convulsions | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Placenta Prævia, Flooding | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Puerperal Thrombosis | |||||||||||||||
| Other and Undefined Accidents of Childbirth | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Other and Undefined Diseases of Organs of Locomotion | |||||||||||||||
| Ulcer, Bedsore | |||||||||||||||
| Eczema | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Pemphigus | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Other and Undefined Diseases of Integumentary System | |||||||||||||||
| Deaths from External causes (total):— | |||||||||||||||
| By Accident or negligence | |||||||||||||||
| On Railways | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| By Vehicular Traffic | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 5 | ||
| „ Machinery | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| In Building operations | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| ,, Conflaerations | |||||||||||||||
| By Burns, Scalds, Explosions | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | |||||||
| ,, Weapons and Implements | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Poisons or Poisonous Vapours | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Surgical Narcosis | |||||||||||||||
| Corrosion by Chemicals | |||||||||||||||
| By Drowning | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 3 | ||||||
| ,, Suffocation (overlaid in Bed) | 15 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ,, ,, otherwise | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Falls, not specified | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 18 | |||||
| Neglect at Birth | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Personal neglect | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| By Weather Agencies | |||||||||||||||
| Otherwise and not stated | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Homicide | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Execution | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Suicide, in all forms— | |||||||||||||||
| By Poison | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| ,, Asphyxia | |||||||||||||||
| „ Hanging and strangulation | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| ,, Drowning | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| ,, Wounds—Shooting | |||||||||||||||
| „ ,, other weapons | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
| „ Other methods | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Sadden Death (cause not ascertained | |||||||||||||||
| Other III-defined and Not Specified Causes | |||||||||||||||