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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the district. | Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents " in Public Institutions in the District. | |||||||||||||||||
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| All ages. | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | St. Mary's Ward. | St. Paul's Ward. | St. Peter's District. | St. John's District. | Trinity Ward. | All Saints' District. | St. Michael's Ward. | St. Jude's Ward. | St. George's Ward. | Christchurch Ward. | St. Saviour's Ward. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
| Small-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Measles | 225 | 38 | 177 | 10 | – | – | – | 14 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 13 | 33 | 12 | 17 | 52 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Whooping-cough | 60 | 26 | 34 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 | |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous croup) | 35 | 2 | 25 | 8 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| Croup | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Fever | Typhus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enteric | 7 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Other continued | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 15 | – | – | 1 | – | 11 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Cholera | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Plague | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Diarrhœa | 90 | 55 | 28 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 43 | |
| Enteritis | 35 | 26 | – | 3 | – | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | , 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| Gastritis | 12 | 2 | 5 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 11 | |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | l | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 368 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 288 | 10 | 37 | 30 | 24 | 49 | 37 | 36 | 47 | 28 | 42 | 17 | 21 | 50 | |
| Other Tuberculous diseases | 94 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 52 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 193 | – | 1 | – | 130 | 59 | 27 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 84 | ||
| Bronchitis | 354 | 38 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 124 | 164 | 29 | 37 | 29 | 41 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 32 | 19 | 65 | |
| Pneumonia | 374 | 103 | 98 | 7 | 17 | 109 | 40 | 34 | 29 | 35 | 51 | 27 | 46 | 52 | 16 | 46 | 22 | 16 | 130 | |
| Pleurisy | 11 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 5 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 25 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 8 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | 7 | |
| Alcoholism | 37 | – | – | 1 | – | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Venereal diseases | 11 | 8 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | |
| Premature birth | 111 | 110 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 5 | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | |
| Heart diseases | 243 | – | 2 | 16 | 9 | 146 | 70 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 61 | |
| Accidents | 119 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 73 | |
| Suicides | 27 | – | – | – | 1 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| All other causes | 884 | 201 | 58 | 20 | 29 | 271 | 305 | 105 | 106 | 76 | 110 | 72 | 97 | 95 | 46 | 79 | 52 | 46 | 369 | |
| 3360 | 676 | 507 | 115 | 120 | 1235 | 707 | 332 | 310 | 295 | 382 | 312 | 358 | 391 | 209 | 377 | 206 | 188 | 1114 | ||