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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Causes of Death. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 86 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 55 |
| Ptomaine Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chronic Alcoholism | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 |
| Acute Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Lead Poisoning | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Osteo.arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gout | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | - | - | - | - | |
| Purpura Hæmorrhagica | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hæmophilia | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anæmia, Leucocythæmia | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Lymphadenoma, Hodgkin's Disease | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Premature Birth | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Debility at Birth | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Injury at Birth | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital Defects | - | 1 | 2 | - | |
| Want of Breast Milk | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Dentition | - | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Rickets | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Old Age, Senile Decay | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Phagsedena | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pyæmia, Septicæmia | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Infective Endocarditis | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Carbuncle | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malarial Fever | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of Heart | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis, total: | |||||
| Tubercular Disease of Brain or Meninges, Acute Hydrocephalus | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Laryngeal and Pulmonary Phthisis | 23 | 30 | 12 | 17 | 11 |
| Tabes Mesenterica, Tubercular Disease of Intestine | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| General Tuberculosis, Tubercular Disease of undefined position | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Thrush | - | - | - | - | - |
| Actinomycosis | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hydatid Disease | - | - | |||
| Scurvy | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carried forward | 86 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 55 |