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Southwark 1894

Annual report for 1894 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.

T able I.—(Continued).

Corrected Return of Cause of Death in the Registration Sub-Districts during the 52 Weeks ending December 31st, 1894.

CAUSE OF DEATH.Borough road.London road.Kent road.
Brought forward697301356
YIII. — Deaths from Ill-defined and not Specified Causes.
Dropsy14151
Debility, Atrophy, Inanition4428
Mortification2......
Tumour33...
Abscess4......
Hæmorrhage4...1
Sudden Death (cause not ascertained)2......
Found Dead (cause not stated)1......
Other Causes not Specified or Ill-defined25124
Totals696332370

TABLE II.

Summary of Return of Cause of Death (Corrected.)

Cause of Death.Total.
I.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases:—
1. Miasmatic Diseases232
2. Diarrhœal Diseases63
5. Venereal Diseases3
6. Septic Diseases15
II.—Parasitic Diseases ...-
III.-Dietic Diseases7
IV.—Constitutional Diseases106
V.—Developmental Diseases134
VI.—Local Diseases:—
1. Diseases of Nervous System88
2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense...
3. Diseases of Circulatory System92
4. Diseases of Respiratory System433
5. Diseases of Digestive System115
8. Diseases of Urinary System21
9. Diseases of Reproductive System:— Parturition10
10. Diseases of Locomotive System18
VII. —Violence:-
Suicide, Accident, Negligence, &c.45
VIII.—Deaths from ill-defined and not specified causes116
Total1,398