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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 1931
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1931
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATHS DURING THE YEAR 1931—continued.
| Causes of Death | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the district. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Age Unknown | |
| Bronchitis | 87 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 42 | – |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 169 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 57 | 33 | – |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 19 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | – |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | – |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) | 9 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Appendicitis | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | – |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 65 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 38 | – |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 7 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 5 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
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| Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 33 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | ||||||||||
| Suicide | 12 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | – |
| Other Deaths from Violence | 52 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 15 | – |
| Other Defined Diseases | 264 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 156 | – |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 1408 | 112 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 91 | 162 | 413 | 558 | 2 | |