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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 9a— continued.
| Causes of Death. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scurvy | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ptomaine Poisoning | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Chronic Alcoholism | 19 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 16 |
| Acute Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| Lead Poisoning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Osteo-arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Gout | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 178 | 176 | 186 | 190 | 215 | 185 | 183 | 178 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 15 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 9 |
| Purpura Hæmorrhagica | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Hæmophilia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Anæmia, Leucocythæmia | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 5 |
| Lymphadenoma, Hodgkin's Disease | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Sarcoma | ... | 11 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 109 | 115 | 129 | 155 | 137 | 115 | 119 | 116 |
| Debility at Birth | 71 | 74 | 35 | 43 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 6 |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Congenital Defects | 22 | 23 | 19 | 27 | 31 | 18 | 37 | 39 |
| Want of Breast Milk | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 136 | 163 | 150 | 129 | 124 | 148 | 129 | 108 |
| Dentition | 32 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 14 |
| Rickets | 8 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| Old Age, Senile Decay | 130 | 136 | 120 | 156 | 137 | 186 | 183 | 208 |
| Convulsions | 96 | 87 | 58 | 52 | 49 | 37 | 48 | 39 |
| Meningitis | 62 | 57 | 44 | 39 | 23 | 47 | 16 | 13 |
| Apoplexy | 100 | 103 | 94 | 102 | 100 | 80 | 83 | 83 |
| Softening of Brain | 35 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 14 |
| Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 12 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
| Cerebral Abscess, &c | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of Insane | 39 | 39 | 29 | 35 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Other forms of Insanity | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Cerebral Tumour | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Chorea | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Epilepsy | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Locomotor Ataxy | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Paraplegia, Disease of Spinal Cord | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Peripheral Neuritis | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| Neurasthenia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Otitis, Otorrhœa | 8 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Epistaxis, Diseases of Nose | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia, Diseases of Eye | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Endocarditis, Valvular Diseases of the Heart | 189 | 189 | 193 | 210 | 192 | 210 | 202 | 169 |
| Pericarditis | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Hypertrophy of Heart | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Angina Pectoris | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Aneurism | 22 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 17 |