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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. | |
| Diseases of Bones and Joints | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Skin Disease ... ... ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cellulitis ... ... ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Ulcer ... ... ... ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Purpura ... ... ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Marasmus ... ... ... | 40 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Atrophy ... ... ... | ||||||||||
| Debility ... ... ... | 15 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inanition ... ... ... | 21 | ... | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malnutrition ... ... ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anæmia ... ... ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Syncope ... ... ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Natural Causes ... ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. |
| Abscess ... ... ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |