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

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Southwark 1923

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

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TABLE 7.—Continued.

Causes of Death.AGESAll Ages
0-1-2-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85-mF.
Other and Undefined Diseases of Integumentary System21....................................12
Deaths from External causes (total)................................................
By Accident or negligence......111.........161i3117
On Railways................................................
By Vehicular Traffic......234......123542...226
,, Machinery........................2...1.........3...
In Building operations..................1.....................1...
,, Conflagrations................................................
By Burns, Scalds, Explosions...32.................................32
,, Weapons and Implements.........1..............................1...
Poisons or Poisonous Vapours...1...............1...1............12
Surgical Narcosis........................1..................1
Corrosion by Chemicals................................................
By Drowning.........22......1......21......71
„ Suffocation (overlaid in Bed)2.......................................11
,, Suffocation otherwise................................................
Falls, not specified................................................
Neglect at Birth3..........................................3
Personal neglect................................................
By Weather Agencies................................................
Otherwise and not stated................................................
Electric Shock.....................1..................1...
Homicide.........1.................................1
Execution................................................
Suicide, in all forms—
By Poison........................2...1.........l2
,, Asphyxia........................22121......71
,, Hanging and strangulation...........................41.........5...
,, Drowning...............11...11...............4
,, Wounds—Shooting................................................
,, ,, other weapons........................2...............5...
,, Other methods........................1...1.........2...
Sudden Death (cause not ascertained................................................
Other Ill-defined and Not Specified Causes.................................1.........1