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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 | 174 | 166 | 142 | 143 | 135 |
| Placenta Pr0via, Flooding | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Thrombosis | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other and Undefined Accidents of Childbirth | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Other and Undefined Diseases of Organs of Locomotion | - | - | - | ||
| Ulcer, Bedsore | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eczema | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pemphigus | - | - | - | - | |
| Other and Undefined Diseases of Integumentary System | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deaths from External causes total:- | |||||
| By Accident or negligence | - | - | - | - | - |
| On Railways | - | - | - | - | - |
| By Vehicular Traffic | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| ,, Machinery | - | - | - | - | - |
| In Building operations | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| „ Conflagrations | - | - | - | - | - |
| By Burns, Scalds, Explosions | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| ,, Weapons and Implements | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, Poisons or Poisonous Vapours | - | - | - | - | - |
| Surgical Narcosis | - | - | - | - | - |
| Corrosion by Chemicals | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| By Drowning | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| ,, Suffocation (overlying in Bed) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | - |
| ,, „ otherwise | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Falls, not specified | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Neglect at Birth | - | - | - | - | - |
| Personal neglect | - | - | - | - | - |
| By Weather Agencies | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otherwise and not stated | - | - | - | - | - |
| Homicide | - | - | 1 | ||
| Execution | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Suicide in all forms- | |||||
| By Poison | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, Asphyxia | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ Hanging and Strangulation | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| ,, Drowning | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, Wounds-Shooting | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, ,, other weapons | 1 | - | - | - | |
| ,, Other methods | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Ill-defined and not specified causes | - | - | - | ||
| Total | 181 | 177 | 149 | 154 | 147 |
| G.B. MILLSON, | |||||
| Public Health Office, | Medical Officer of Health. | ||||
| Town Hall, Southwark. | |||||
| 22nd November, 1909. | |||||