Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Causes of Death. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. |
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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. |