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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
St Saviour's (Southwark) 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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The following is a statement of all the deaths which occurred from various causes during the year:—
| DISEASES. | CHRIST-CHURCH. | ST. SAVIOUR. |
|---|---|---|
| Totals. | Totals. | |
| Zymotic | 50 | 54 |
| Dropsy, &c. | 9 | 6 |
| Tubercular | 58 | 42 |
| Nervous | 47 | 57 |
| Heart | 10 | 16 |
| Lungs | 101 | 75 |
| Digestive Organs | 16 | 10 |
| Kidney | 5 | 4 |
| Childbirth | 5 | 3 |
| Joints, Bones, &c | .. | .. |
| Skin | .. | .. |
| Malformation | .. | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 11 | 18 |
| Atrophy | 9 | 8 |
| Old Age | 47 | 2 |
| Suddenness | • • | 3 |
| Violence | 13 | 16 |
| Not specified | 1 | .. |
| TOTAL | 382 | 316 |
General Statement of the Causes of Deaths Registered in the year 1880.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Total.
Violence.
Inquests.
Other
Causes.
Totals.
Smallpox.
Measles.
Scarlatina.
Rheumatism.
Hooping
Cough.
Enteric or
Typhoid
Fever.
Erysipelas
Pycemia.
Diarrhoea
Croup.
Syphilis.
In the Parish
1
5
18
1
10
2
1
1
6
3
2
50
13
22
215
300
In the Workhouse
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
82
82
Totals
1
5
18
1
10
2
1
1
6
3
2
50
13
22
297
382