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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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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | 1898 | AGES AT DEATH. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Deaths in Berm'y. | Total Deaths in Hospitals. | 0—1 | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—45 | 45—65 | 65—85 | 85 and upds. | |
| Convulsions ... ... ... | 39 | 3 | 35 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dementia ... ... ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Brain Disease, etc. ... ... | 11 | 18 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 8 | ... |
| Diseases of Ear ... ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Heart Disease ... ... ... | 83 | 45 | 1 | ... | 7 | 20 | 31 | 36 | 32 | 1 |
| Aneurism ... ... ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Angina Pectoris ... ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Laryngitis ... ... ... | 10 | ... | 2 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis ... ... ... | 157 | 31 | 47 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 56 | 5 |
| Pneumonia ... ... ... | 105 | 18 | 31 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 8 | ... |
| Pleurisy ... ... ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Asthma ... ... ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Other Lung Diseases ... | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Dentition ... ... ... | 14 | ... | 9 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Quinsey ... ... ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gastritis ... ... ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... |