Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for 1894 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.
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CAUSE OF DEATH. | Borough road. | London road. | Kent road. |
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Brought forward | 697 | 301 | 356 |
Dropsy | 14 | 15 | 1 |
Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 44 | 2 | 8 |
Mortification | 2 | ... | ... |
Tumour | 3 | 3 | ... |
Abscess | 4 | ... | ... |
Hæmorrhage | 4 | ... | 1 |
Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | 2 | ... | ... |
Found Dead (cause not stated) | 1 | ... | ... |
Other Causes not Specified or Ill-defined | 25 | 12 | 4 |
Totals | 696 | 332 | 370 |
TABLE II.
Cause of Death. | Total. |
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I.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases:— | |
1. Miasmatic Diseases | 232 |
2. Diarrhœal Diseases | 63 |
5. Venereal Diseases | 3 |
6. Septic Diseases | 15 |
II.—Parasitic Diseases ... | - |
III.-Dietic Diseases | 7 |
IV.—Constitutional Diseases | 106 |
V.—Developmental Diseases | 134 |
VI.—Local Diseases:— | |
1. Diseases of Nervous System | 88 |
2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | ... |
3. Diseases of Circulatory System | 92 |
4. Diseases of Respiratory System | 433 |
5. Diseases of Digestive System | 115 |
8. Diseases of Urinary System | 21 |
9. Diseases of Reproductive System:— Parturition | 10 |
10. Diseases of Locomotive System | 18 |
VII. —Violence:- | |
Suicide, Accident, Negligence, &c. | 45 |
VIII.—Deaths from ill-defined and not specified causes | 116 |
Total | 1,398 |