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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 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE 9.—Continued.

TABLE 9.—Continued.

Causes of Death.AGES.All Ages.
0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85-M.F.
Scurvy.............................................
Ptomaine Poisoning.............................................
Chronic Alcoholism..................15422......68
Acute Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens..................11...1.........3...
Lead Poisoning.............................................
Osteo-arthritis, Rheumatoid...........................221...14
Gout...........................211...31
Cancer, Malignant Disease......2......121841665327...101109
Diabetes Mellitus.........1.........14421...49
Purpura Hæmorrhagica............1........................1...
Hæmophilia1.......................................1
Anemia, Leucocythæmia...11...1......125.........56
Lympliadenoma, Hodgkin's Disease1............1........................2
Status Lympliaticus1....................................1...
Premature Birth119....................................6257
Debility at Birth5....................................41
Injury at Birth5..........................................
Congenital Defects20....................................128
Want of Breast Milk3....................................12
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus969.................................6144
Dentition32.................................32
Rickets26.................................44
Old Age, Senile Decay...........................143913964110
Convulsions218......1...............1......1615
Meningitis1282...1...1.........1......1114
Apoplexy...............1341029321814652
Softening of Brain.........1......11232......46
Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis..................1...2453...69
Cerebral Abscess, etc................11..................11
Insanity, General Paralysis of Insane...............1266.........1133
Other forms of Insanity.....................1...............1...
Cerebral Tumour............1......211.........23
Chorea......21..................1......31
Epilepsy......11...21451.........78
Laryngismus Stridulus.............................................
Locomotor Ataxy.....................23............5...
Paraplegia, Disease of Spinal Cord............2......4...12......54
Sclerosis..............................1.........1
Peripheral Neuritis.....................31...............4
Otitis, Otorrhœa...1......1...1...1............31
Epistaxis, Diseases of Nose.............................................
Ophthalmia, Disease of Eye.............................................