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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 1913

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1913

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Table: TABLE XVI.—continued.

TABLE XVI.—continued.

Cause of Deaths.Whole Borough.Bermondsey.Rotherhithe.St Olave.Under 1 week.1 and under 2 weeks.2 and under 3 weeks.3 and under 4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1 and under 3 months.3 and under 6 months.6 and under 9 months.9 and under 12 months.Total under 1 year.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 10 years.10 and under 15 years.15 and under 20 years.20 and under 25 years.25 and under 35 years.35 and under 45 years.45 and under 55 years.55 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 and under 85 years.85 and upwards.Total All Ages.
Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.
36. Rickets, Softening of bones(a) Rickets11.....................1.........1...1.................................................................................1
(6) Other forms of bone softening....................................................................................................................................
37. Syphilis108111.........142......725............1.....................1.........1...........................55
38. Other venereal diseases (a) Soft chancre....................................................................................................................................
(6) Gonococeus infection....................................................................................................................................
(c) Purulent ophthalmia....................................................................................................................................
39. Cancer of the buccal cavity642.......................................................................................2...1...2...1.........6...
40. Cancer of the stomach liver (oesophagus)4224144............................................................1............1......63749713......2418
41. Cancer of the peritoneum intestines and rectum28244...............................................................1............1......23553611......1216
42. Cancer of the female genital organs221822.................................................................................5...4...5...6...2.........22
43. Cancer of the breast1165..................................................................1...............1...4...2...1...2.........11
44. Cancer of the skin....................................................................................................................................
45. Cancer of other or unspecified organs29209........................................................................12...11439...314.........236
46. Other tumours (situation undefined)— (a) Angioma....................................................................................................................................
(b) Adenoma....................................................................................................................................
(c) Other tumours included under 46....................................................................................................................................
47. Rheumatic fever9342......................................................1......2111...1......1...1..................45
48. Chronic rheumatism, Osteo-arthiritis— (a) Chronic rheumatism....................................................................................................................................
(c) Ostco-arthritis11............................................................................................................1.........1...
(c) Gout11................................................................................................1.....................1...
49. Scurvy....................................................................................................................................
50. Diabetes10811........................................................................11...12...2...1...A.........82
51. Exophthalmic goitre....................................................................................................................................
52. Addison's disease11...........................................................................1.............................................1
53. Leucocythaemia Lymphadenoma – (a) Leucocytheeniia (Leuchaemia)211..............................1...1..............................................................................11
(b) Lymphadenoma21...1...................................................1........................1.................................11
54. Antæmia Chlorosis532............................................................1.........1.........1............11............14
55. Other general diseases— (a) Diabetes insipidus....................................................................................................................................
(b) Purpura11..............................................................................1.......................................1...
(c) Hæmophilia....................................................................................................................................
(d) Other diseases included under 55....................................................................................................................................
56. Alcoholism (acute or chronic)431.................................................................................2...11........................31
57. Chronic lead poisoning— (a) Occupational lead poisoning..................................................................................................................................
(b) Non-occupational lead poisoning....................................................................................................................................
58. Other chronic occupational poisonings....................................................................................................................................
59. Other chronic poisonings................................................................................................................................
II.—Diseases of the Nervous System and of the organs of Special Sense-
60. Encephalitis42...2..................................................................1...1.........11........................31
61. Meningitis— (a) Cerebro-spinal fever....................................................................................................................................
(b) Posterior basal meningitis11...........................1...1...1.................................................................................1
(c) Meningitis—Other forms55........................1113121...............1.........................................................32
62. Locomotor axtaxy422..............................................................................11...............2...............31
63. Other diseases of the spinal cord— (a) Diseases formerly classed to "Other nervous affections"54...1....................................................................................11......2......1......32
(b) Other diseases included under 631...1...........................................................................1............–........................1...
64. Cerebral hemorrhage, Apoplexy— (a) Apoplexy54...1...................................................................................................32.........23
(b) Serous apoplexy and Oedema of brain11...................................................................................................1.....................1
(c) Cerebral congestion....................................................................................................................................
(d) Cerebral atheroma....................................................................................................................................
(e) Cerebral hæmorrhage9358314..............................................................................13568141621217114152
65. Softening of brain413.............................................................................................1...1...11......31
66. Paralysis without specified cause— (a) Hemiplegia11.........................................................................................................1...............1
(b) Paraplegia11.........................................................................................................1...............1
(c) Other forms of paralysis...33...................................................................................................11...1......12