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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 9a—
| Causes of Death. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placenta Praevia, Flooding | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Other and Undefined Accidents of Childbirth | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ... | 3 | 5 | 4 | ... |
| Other and Undefined Diseases of Organs of Locomotion | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Ulcer, Bedsore | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Eczema | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Pemphigus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... | ||||
| Other and Undefined Diseases of Integumentary System | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Deaths from External causes (total):— By Accident or negligence | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| On Railways | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 |
| By Vehicular Traffic | 16 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 28 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 27 |
| ,, Machinery | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| In Building operations | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| ,, Conflagrations | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| By Burns, Scalds, Explosions | 17 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 13 |
| ,, Weapons and Implements | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| ,, Poisons or Poisonous Vapours | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Surgical Narcosis | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Corrosion by Chemicals | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| By Drowning | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 21 |
| ,, Suffocation (overlaid in bed) | 38 | 53 | 38 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 17 |
| ,, ,, otherwise | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Falls, not specified | 25 | 21 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 32 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 34 |
| Neglect at Birth | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Personal neglect | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| By Weather Agencies | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |||||
| Otherwise and not stated | 1 | 2 | • •• | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Electric Shock | ... | •• | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Homicide | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Execution | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Suicide, in all forms— | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| By Poison | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 |
| ,, Asphyxia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| ,, Hanging and Strangulation | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| ,, Drowning | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| ,, Wounds—Shooting | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| ,, ,, other weapons | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| ,, Other methods | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Ill-defined and Not Specified Causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |