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Southwark 1913
[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 1913. Borough of Southwark.
| Causes of Death. | NettDeaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district (a). | St. Mary's Ward. | 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. 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 |
| 1 Enteric Fever | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 2 Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 Measles | 105 | 25 | 42 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| 4 Scarlet Fever | 11 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
| 5 Whooping-cough | 38 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | 19 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 11 | |||
| 7 Influenza | 29 | — | — | — | ___ | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| 8 Erysipelas | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||
| 9 Phthisis (PulmonaryTuberculosis) | 354 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 151 | 107 | 15 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 21 | 57 | 27 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 33 |
| 10 Tuberculous Meningitis | 39 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 39 | |||
| 11 Other Tuberculous diseases | 35 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 29 | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 222 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 121 | 67 | 31 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 28 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 25 | ,13 | 6 | 77 |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | 18 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 14 Meningitis | 23 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | |
| 15 Organic Heart disease | 301 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 61 | 126 | 85 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 40 | 33 | 46 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 18 | 8 | ||
| 16 Bronchitis | 353 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 84 | 1 77 | 90 | 33 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 43 | 46 | 24 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 62 |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 339 | 84 | 57 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 35 | 68 | 44 | 31 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 39 | 45 | 30 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 46 |
| 18 Otherdiseases of Respiratory organs | 23 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 13 | ||
| 19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 205 | 154 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 24 | 29 | 10 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 103 | |
| 20 Appendicitis & Typhlitis | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 21 |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | |||||
| 2lAAlcoholism | 24 | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 158 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 90 | 47 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 42 |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation,including Premature Birth | 156 | 145 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 51 |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 126 | 28 | — | 9 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 82 |
| 27 Suicide | 22 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 28 Other defined diseases | 729 | 134 | 7 | 24 | 10 | 20 | 66 | 153 | 315 | 77 | 70 | 64 | 72 | 62 | 98 | 86 | 51 | 62 | 52 | 35 | 268 |
| All causes | 3371* | 682 | 187 | 142 | 116 | 129 | 454 | 844 | 807 | 338 | 274 | 281 | 334 | 325 | 352 | 463 | 24fi | 378 | 393 | 163 | 1078 |
* Note.—Eight of these deaths were returned as uncertified
There were five deaths from Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.