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Bermondsey 1915

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1915

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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) Rickets1...1.....................1......11.................................................................................1...
(b) Other forms of bone softening....................................................................................................................................
37. Syphilis312..................1...1...2...22...................................................1.....................12
38. Other venereal diseases—
(a) Soft chancre....................................................................................................................................
(b) Gonococcus infection....................................................................................................................................
(c) Purulent ophthalmia....................................................................................................................................
39. Cancer of the buccal cavity10631....................................................................................4...3...1...11......91
40. Cancer of the stomach liver (oesophagus)4323146....................................................................................831268213......2914
41. Cancer of the peritoneum intestines and rectum342563..............................................................................11...1559722......1816
42. Cancer of the female genital organs131021.................................................................................6...2...2...2...1.........13
43. Cancer of the breast1183....................................................................................3...2...3...3...............11
44. Cancer of the skin2...2....................................................................................1........................1...11
45. Cancer of other or unspecified organs211263......................................................1...............2......23...6...5...11......183
46. Other tumours (situation undefined)—
(a) Angioma....................................................................................................................................
(b) Adenoma....................................................................................................................................
(c) Other tumours included under 46....................................................................................................................................
47. Rheumatic fever321..................................................................1......11....................................12
48. Chronic rheumatism, Osteo-arthritis—.1
(a) Chronic rheumatism11...............................................................................................................1.........1
(6) Osteo-arthritis211.............................................................................................2.....................2...
(c) Gout11................................................................................................1.....................1...
49. Scurvy....................................................................................................................................
50. Diabetes14842...........................................................................1...232...5...1............410
51. Exophthalmic goitre11........................................................................................................................1...
52. Addison's disease11...........................................................................1................................................
53. Leucocythæmia Lymphadenoma—
(a) Leucocythæmia (Leuchæmia)....................................................................................................................................
(b) Lymphadenoma11......................................................1.....................................................................
54. Anæmia Chlorosis55................................................11..................1......1...............1..................23
55. Other general diseases—
(a) Diabetes insipidus.................................................................................................................................1
(b) Purpura22......1...1...2............211..............................................................................11
(c) Hæmophilia....................................................................................................................................
(d) Other diseases included under 55....................................................................................................................................
56. Alcoholism (acute or chronic)44........................................................................................................................22
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. Encephalitis11......................................................................................................1.....................
61. Meningitis—
(a) Cerebro-spinal fever11632..................1...122......2...211.........1...1.........1........................29
(b) Posterior basal meningitis321........................1122.............................................1.................................3...
(c) Meningitis—Other forms131021..................1...34...42...21........................1.........2............1............76
62. Locomotor ataxy4...31..........................................................................................2...1...............4...
63. Other diseases of the spinal cord—
(a) Diseases formerly classed to "Other nervous affections"321.............................................................................................2......1............21
(b) Other diseases included under 639531..................................................................1......22...1...21..................63
64. Cerebral hæmorrhage, Apoplexy—
(a) Apoplexy8512...........................................................................1...............2...1...3......17
(b) Serous apoplexy and Oedema of brain11......................................................................................................1...............1...
(c) Cerebral congestion....................................................................................................................................
(d) Cerebral atheroma....................................................................................................................................
(e) Cerebral hæmorrhage8451285...........................................................................12125819191456113747
65. Softening of brain11..........................................................................................1...........................1...
66. Paralysis without specified cause—
(a) Hemiplegia532................................................................................................13......1......32
(b) Paraplegia211...................................................................................................11............11
(c) Other forms of paralysis2...11.........................................................1.......................................1...............2