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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. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents" whether OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT (a). | Deaths at all ages of " Residents " belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or Islon-Residents" in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| All ages. | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 \ | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | St. Mary's Ward. | St. Paul's Ward. | St. Peter's District. | St. John's District. | Trinity Ward. | All Saints' District. | St. Michael's Ward. | St. Jude's Ward. | St. George's Ward. | Christchurch Ward. | St. Saviour's Ward. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ii | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Measles | 120 | 32 | 48 | 35 | 5 | — | — | _ | — | 10 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 29 |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | _ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Whooping-cough | 64 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 30 | — | 12 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Influenza | 10 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | |||
| Erysipelas | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 326 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 144 | 108 | 12 | 46 | 22 | 19 | 35 | 30 | 43 | 44 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 52 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 41 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 29 |
| Other Tuberculous diseases | 46 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | |
| Bheumatic Fever | 14 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 210 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 20 | 107 | 80 | 13 | 30 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 99 |
| Bronchitis | 355 | 50 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 87 | 166 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 46 | 39 | 56 | 39 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 62 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 158 | 52 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 91 |
| Pneumonia (all other forms) | 211 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 54 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 53 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 41 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 372 | 264 | 54 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 38 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 29 | 53 | 29 | 47 | 18 | 17 | 125 | |
| Appendicitis & Typhlitis | 22 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 27 | |
| Alcoholism | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 26 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | '4 | 3 | 9 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 164 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 72 | 61 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 38 |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation,including Premature Birth | 252 | 243 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 27 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 48 | 13 | 11 | 96 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 161 | 28 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 102 |
| Suicides | 23 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 8 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Other defined diseases | 834 | 67 | 22 | 19 | 30 | 35 | 100 | 236 | 325 | 90 | 73 | 65 | 80 | 69 | 97 | 95 | 66 | 82 | 68 | 49 | 301 |
| 3532 | 823 | 272 | 225 | 113 | 122 | 430 | 796 | 751 | 376 | 272 | 266 | 359 | 306 | 445 | 443 | 243 | 413 | 238 | 171 | 1228 | |