London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 8—continued.
| Causes of Death. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918] | 1919: | 1920. | 1921. | 1922 | 1923. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thrush | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Actinomycosis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Hydatid Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ptomaine Poisoning | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| Acute Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Lead Poisoning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Osteo-arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Gout | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 192 | 200 | 207 | 241 | 203 | 220 | 221 | 215 | 190 | 222 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 13 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 10 |
| Purpura Hæmorrhagica | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hæmophilia | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anæmia, Leucocythæmia | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Lymphadenoma, Hodgkin's Disease | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... |
| Sarcoma | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Enlarged Thymus Gland | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Status Lymphaticus | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Grave's Disease | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Enlarged Thyroid Gland | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 105 | 116 | 81 | 74 | 69 | 79 | 68 | 74 | 53 | 69 |
| Debility at Birth | 12 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 10 |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Congenital Defects | 40 | 43 | 40 | 30 | 16 | 22 | 42 | 30 | 26 | 15 |
| Want of Breast Milk | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 74 | 89 | 54 | 49 | 37 | 42 | 80 | 72 | 66 | 56 |
| Dentition | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 2 |
| Rickets | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Old Age, Senile Decay | 136 | 159 | 134 | 118 | 120 | 109 | 175 | 188 | 189 | 131 |
| Convulsions | 21 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 7 |
| Meningitis | 17 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
| Apoplexy | 69 | 108 | 111 | 95 | 95 | 91 | 95 | 100 | 84 | 82 |
| Softening of Brain | 40 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 13 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| Cerebral Abscess, Ac | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of Insane . | 35 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 25 |
| Other forms of Insanity | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Cerebral Tumour | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| Chorea | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Epilepsy | 18 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Locomotor Ataxy | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Paraplegia, Disease of Spinal Cord | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 9 |
| Peripheral Neuritis | 4 | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Neurasthenia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Sclerosis of Brain | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Progressive Muscular Atrophy | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Otitis, Otorrhœa | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Epistaxis, Diseases of Nose | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia, Diseases of Eye | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Endocarditis, Valvular Diseases of the Heart | 171 | 209 | 149 | 155 | 171 | 176 | 168 | 138 | 149 | 124 |
| Pericarditis | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Hypertrophy of Heart | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |