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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
Bermondsey 1898
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1898
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TABLE I. CAUSES OF DEATH Registered during the 52 weeks that ended on December 31st, 1898.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | 1898 | AGES AT DEATH. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Deaths in Berm'y. | Total Deaths in Hospitals. | 0—1 | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 125—45 | 45—65 | 65—85 | 85 and upds. | |
| Small Pox ... ... ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles ... ... ... | 52 | 7 | 15 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever ... ... ... | 4 | 15 | ... | 11 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria ... ... ... | 16 | 28 | 2 | 31 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough ... ... ... | 42 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus ... ... ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever ... ... | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa ... ... ... | 69 | 11 | 60 | 17 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Influenza ... ... ... | 11 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... |
| Syphilis ... ... ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas ... ... ... | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Thrush ... ... ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism ... ... ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Septicæmia ... ... ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Carbuncle ... ... ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Gangrene ... ... ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |