Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]
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Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.
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TABLE No. 9.—DEATHS Registered in St. George's, Southwark, during the Year ending March 30th, 1867. (52 Weeks.) (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.
Deaths in the Year 1866—7. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | ALL AGE . | AGES. | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. | F. | T. | Under 1— | 1.— | 2.— | 3.— | 4.— | All under 5 | 5.— | 10.— | 15.— | All under 20 | 20.— | 40.— | 60.— | 80 and upwards. | ||
All Causes. | 785 | 717 | 1502 | 398 | 162 | 88 | 42 | 25 | 715 | 55 | 23 | 16 | 809 | 176 | 244 | 236 | 37 | |
311 | 1. Zymotic | 158 | 171 | 329 | 101 | 56 | 44 | 25 | 17 | 243 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 278 | 24 | 21 | 6 | .. |
46 | II. Dropsy, &c | 9 | 17 | 26 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | .. |
313 | III. Tubercular | 157 | 149 | 306 | 66 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 117 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 141 | 98 | 58 | 9 | .. |
198 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 128 | 83 | 211 | 75 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 120 | 6 | 4 | 130 | 16 | 29 | 33 | .. | |
67 | V. Heart, &c | 21 | 25 | 46 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 9 | .. |
276 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 177 | 123 | 300 | 63 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 126 | 6 | 2 | .. | 134 | 14 | 67 | 80 | .. |
78 | VII. Digestive Organs | 35 | 21 | 56 | 7 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | 17 | 3 | .. | .. | 20 | 4 | 14 | 18 | .. |
8 | VIII. Kidneys, &c | 8 | 11 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | .. |
5 | IX.Childbirth, &c. | .. | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 8 | 1 | .. |
2 | X. Joints, Bones, & | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | XI.—Skin, &c | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | XII. Malformation | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
52 | XIII.—Premature Birth and Debility | 25 | 18 | 43 | 43 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 43 | .. | .. | .. | 43 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15 | XIV.—Atrophy | 9 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 17 | .. | .. | .. | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
63 | XV.—Old Ago | 34 | 52 | 86 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 57 | 29 |
.. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
41 | XVII.—Violence, Privation, &c. | 11 | 17 | 28 | 14 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 15 | 2 | .. | .. | 17 | 3 | 4 | 4 | .. |
7 | XVIII.—Not Specified | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. |
6 | I. Small Pox | 21 | 23 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 2 | .. | 42 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
34 | Measles | 13 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | .. | 24 | .. | 1 | .. | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
28 | Scarlatina | 17 | 17 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 7 | .. | .. | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
48 | Hooping Cough | 26 | 29 | 55 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 2 | .. | .. | 55 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
12 | Croup | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
85 | Diarrhœa | 22 | 22 | 44 | 28 | 8 | 2 | .. | 1 | 39 | .. | .. | 1 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. |
3 | Dysentery | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | Cholera | 20 | 18 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 1 | .. |
.. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Infantile | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
51 | Typhus | 16 | 25 | 41 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | .. | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | .. |
2 | Puerperal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | Rheumatic | 4 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Pyæmia | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
12 | Syphilis | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | Diptheria | .. | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | II. Hæorrhage | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
15 | Dropsy | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 5 | .. |
4 | Abscess | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
I | Ulcers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | Mortification | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
16 | Cancer | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. |
5 | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | III. Scrofula | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
89 | Tabes Mesentcrica | 40 | 39 | 79 | 53 | 18 | 5 | 3 | .. | 79 | .. | .. | .. | 79 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Phthisis | 107 | 104 | 211 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 97 | 58 | 9 | .. | |
Spasmodic Croup | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Hydrocephalus | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | IV. Cephalitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Apoplexy | 16 | 23 | 39 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 14 | 16 | 2 | |
Paralysis | 10 | 5 | 15 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |
Delirium Tremens | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | |
Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epilepsy | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Insanity | 6 | 4 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 3 | .. | |
Convulsions | 73 | 40 | 113 | 69 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 106 | 5 | 1 | .. | 112 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Disease of Brain, &c., | 15 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 13 | 1 | 1 | .. | 15 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .. |