London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Southwark 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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TABLE 9.Continued.

Causes of Death.AGES.All Ages
0-1-2-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85-
M.F.
Other and Undefined Diseases of Integumentary System1..........................................1
Deaths from External causes (total):9251441271012101111-5939
By Accident or negligence......121......221...1......55
On Railways...............1......1...1.........3...
By Vehicular Traffic11...62......232431...178
„ Machinery..................1.....................1...
In Building operations..............................1.........1...
„ Conflagrations................................................
By Burns, Scalds, Explosions...l43...............2......1...56
„ Weapons and Implements................................................
Poisons or Poisonous Vapours................................................
Surgical Narcosis.........1.........1...11...1...41
Corrosion by Chemicals................................................
By Drowning1......11......2421.........93
„ Suffocation (overlaid in Bed)5.......................................23
„ Suffocation otherwise................................................
Falls, not specified1......1......1......3278...1013
Neglect at Birth1.......................................1...
Personal neglect................................................
By Weather Agencies................................................
Otherwise and not stated................................................
Electric Shock................................................
Homicide...........................1............1...
Execution................................................
Suicide, in all forms—...............12...313331...179
By Poison...........................3...1......22
„ Asphyxia........................1...11......21
„ Hanging and strangulation..................1......2...1......22
„ Drowning...............1......131...1...43
„ Wounds—Shooting..................1...1...............2...
„ „ other weapons...........................21.........21
„ Other methods...........................3............3...
Sudden Death (cause not ascertained.................................1.........1
Other Ill-defined and Not Specified Causes..................1...1...............11