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Southwark 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Deaths belonging to the Sanitary Area, with the Causes of Death at all Ages during 1930.
| Causes of Death. | All Ages. | AGES. | Localities of Deaths. | Institutions. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 2- | 5 | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | St. Mary. | St. Paul. | St. Peter. | St. John. | Trinity. | All Saints. | St. Michael. | St. Jude. | St. George. | Christ church- | St. Saviour. | |||
| All Causes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| (2) Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (3) Measles | 77 | 17 | 39 | 19 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| (4) Scarlet Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| (5) Whooping Cough | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| (6) Diphtheria | 17 | ... | 3 | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... |
| (7) Influenza | 20 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| (8) Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| (9) Meningococcal Meningitis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| (10) Tuberculosis (Respiratory System) | 210 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 80 | 74 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 19 | |
| (11) Other Tubercular Diseases | 21 | 3 | ... | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 22 |
| (12) Cancer | 250 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 111 | 91 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 22 | 38 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 112 |
| (13) Rheumatic Fever | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| (14) Diabetes | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| (15) Cerebral Hæmorihage | 68 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| (16) Heart Disease | 549 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 19 | 28 | 130 | 157 | 211 | 73 | 57 | 34 | 55 | 49 | 54 | 74 | 43 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 215 |
| (17) Arterio Sclerosis | 65 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | ... | 31 |
| (18) Bronchitis | 95 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| (19) Pneumonia (all forms) | 160 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 45 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 57 |
| (20) Other Respiratory Diseases | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | |
| (21) Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| (22) Diarrhæa | 24 | 17 | 2 | 1 | i | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 18 |
| (23) Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 14 |
| (24) Cirrhosis of Liver | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 |
| (25) Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 109 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 58 |
| (26) Puerperal Sepsis | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| (27) Other Accidents | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| (28) Congenital Debility,etc. (prem. birth) | 71 | 67 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
| (29) Suicide | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 14 |
| (30) Other Deaths from Violence | 83 | 1 | ... | 2 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67 |
| (31) Other Defined Diseases | 266 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 84 | 43 | 50 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 30 | 21 | 37 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 169 |
| (32) Ill-defined Causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 2232 | 172 | 87 | 52 | 54 | 110 | 235 | 653 | 452 | 417 | 300 | 216 | 169 | 268 | 217 | 243 | 268 | 174 | 195 | 104 | 78 | 917 |