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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placenta Prævia, Flooding | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Puerperal Thrombosis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other and Undefined Accidents of Childbirth | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ... |
| Other and Undefined Diseases of Organs of Locomotion | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Ulcer, Bedsore | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Eczema | I | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Pemphigus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Other and Undefined Diseases of Integumentary System | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Deaths from External causes (total):— By Accident or negligence | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| On Railways | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| By Vehicular Traffic | 17 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 28 |
| ,, Machinery | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| In Building operations | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| ,, Conflagrations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| By Burns, Scalds, Explosions | 22 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
| ,, Weapons and Implements | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| ,, Poisons or Poisonous Vapours | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Surgical Narcosis | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Corrosion by Chemicals | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| By Drowning | 19 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| ,, Suffocation (overlaid in bed) | 26 | 45 | 38 | 53 | 38 | 29 | 31 | 27 |
| ,, otherwise | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Falls, not specified | 31 | 43 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 32 |
| Neglect at Birth | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Personal neglect | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| By Weather Agencies | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Otherwise and not stated | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Homicide | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Execution | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suicide, in all forms— ' By Poison | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| ,, Asphyxia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| ,, Hanging and Strangulation | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| ,, Drowning | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| „ Wounds—Shooting | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| ,, ,, other weapons | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| „ Other methods | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Ill-defined and Not Specified Causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |