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Southwark 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 9b.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1912. Borough of Southwark
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined aof.s of " Residents" whether occurring within or without the District (a). | 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. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 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 | 21 | 22 |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Measles | 136 | 31 | 55 | 44 | 6 | — | — | — | —___ | 16 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Whooping-cough | 50 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 27 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Influenza | 13 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 345 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 159 | 104 | 12 | 49 | 33 | 24 | 39 | 27 | 30 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 7 | 57 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 44 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| Other Tuberculous diseases | 47 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 36 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 12 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 216 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 32 | 114 | 69 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 81 |
| Bronchitis | 267 | 39 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | 76 | 122 | 26 | 30 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 43 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 139 | 56 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 78 |
| Pneumonia (all other forms) | 188 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 64 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 40 |
| Otherdiseases of Respiratory organs | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 95 | 81 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 81 |
| Appendicitis & Typhlitis | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 15 |
| Alcoholism | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 162 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 29 | 76 | 51 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 51 |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 137 | 136 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 31 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 151 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 93 |
| Suicides | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other defined diseases | 1029 | 127 | 35 | 21 | 26 | 45 | 125 | 236 | 414 | 98 | 104 | 97 | 116 | 102 | 91 | 111 | 94 | 89 | 87 | 40 | 305 |
| All causes | 3190 | 587 | 191 | 161 | 113 | 130 | 480 | 789 | 739 | 323 | 307 | 273 | 372 | 288 | 281 | 375 | 268 | 368 | 208 | 127 | 1047 |