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Southwark 1912

[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.
..........................................
Ptomaine Poisoning.............................................
.....................1721......56
Acute Alcoholism, Delirium..................131............23
Lead Poisoning.............................................
Osteo-arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis..................1...141......25
Gout...........................31......31
Cancer, Malignant Disease...............11022546055131108108
Diabetes Mellitus..................31872......1011
Purpura Hemorrhagica......1.................................1
Hæmophilia.............................................
Amemia, Leucocythajmia......1...1...1...23.........35
Lymphadenoma, Hodgkin's Disease........................3............12
Status Lymphaticus.............................................
Premature Birth103....................................5845
Debility at Birth14....................................86
Injury at Birth4....................................31
Congenital Defects191.................................128
Want of Breast Milk1.......................................1
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus6816..................12.........4047
Dentition57.................................57
Rickets47175
Old Age, Senile Decay...........................36413349121128
Convulsions16............11..................108
Meningitis57211........................1 0
Apoplexy.........1.........62235309...4462
Softening of Brain...........................253...55
Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis......1.........21...372...106
Cerebral Abscess, &c..............................1......1...
Insanity, General Paralysis of.............................................
Insane...............2...71241......1511
Other forms of Insanity ...............................1......1...
Cerebral Tumour...............1...1...11......31
Chorea.............................................
Epilepsy......1...2254...22...135
Laryngismus Stridulus..................1.....................1
Locomotor Ataxy.....................1...12......4...
Paraplegia, Disease of Spinal Cord...............1......136......92
Peripheral Neuritis........................1.........1...
Selerosis.............................................
Otitis, Otorrhæea223...1......2...............55
Epistaxis, Diseases of Nose.............................................
Ophthalmia, Disease of Eye.......................................