London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Southwark 1916
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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| Causes of Death. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abortion, Miscarriage | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Puerperal Mania | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Convulsions | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Placenta Prævia, Flooding | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Puerperal Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other and Undefined Accidents of Childbirth | l | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | 6 | ... | 3 | 5 | 4 | ... | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Other and Undefined Diseases of Organs of Locomotion | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ulcer, Bedsore | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Eczema | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Pemphigus | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other and Undefined Diseases of Integumentary System | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Deaths from External causes (total):- | 134 | 129 | 122 | 119 | 149 | 144 | 124 | 123 | 128 | 110 |
| By Accident or negligence | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| On Railways | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 |
| By Vehicular Traffic | 13 | 28 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 39 | 28 |
| ,, Machinery | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| In Building operations | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| ,, Conflagrations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| By Burns, Scalds, Explosions | 13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
| ,, Weapons and Implements | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| ,, Poisons or Poisonous Vapours | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Surgical Narcosis | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Corrosion by Chemicals | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| By Drowning | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| ,, Suffocation (overlaid in bed) | 31 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 7 |
| ,, . ,, otherwise | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Falls, not specified | 47 | 32 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 34 | 48 | 38 | 38 | 33 |
| Neglect at Birth | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Personal neglect | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| By Weather Agencies | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Otherwise and not stated | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Electric Shock | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Homicide | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Suicide, in all forms (total)— | 18 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 6 |
| By Poison | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | ... |
| ,, Asphyxia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, Hanging and Strangulation | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| ,, Drowning | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| ,, Wounds—Shooting | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| ,, other weapons | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| „ Other methods | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Ill-defined and Not Specified Cause | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |