London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Causes of Death. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placenta Prævia, Flooding | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Puerperal Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other and Undefined Accidents of Childbirth | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | 1 | 5 | 6 | ... | 3 | 5 | 4 | ... | 3 | 5 |
| Other and Undefined Diseases of Organs of Locomotion | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ulcer, Bedsore | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Eczema | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pemphigus | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Other and Undefined Diseases of Integumentary System | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Deaths from External causes (total):— | 137 | 133 | 134 | 129 | 122 | 119 | 149 | 144 | 124 | 123 |
| By Accident or negligence | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| On Railways | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| By Vehicular Traffic | 23 | 16 | 13 | 28 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 27 | 19 | 24 |
| ,, Machinery | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| In Building operations | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | I | ... |
| ,, Conflagrations | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| By Burns, Scalds, Explosions | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
| ,, Weapons and Implements | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| ,, Poisons or Poisonous Vapours | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Surgical Narcosis | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Corrosion by Chemicals | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| By Drowning | 12 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 11 |
| ,, Suffocation (overlaid in bed) | 38 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 20 |
| ,, otherwise | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Falls, not specified | 26 | 36 | 47 | 32 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 34 | 48 | 38 |
| Neglect at Birth | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Personal neglect | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| By Weather Agencies | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Otherwise and not stated | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Electric Shock | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Homicide | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Suicide, in all forms (total)— | 23 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 18 |
| By Poison | 12 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| ,, Asphyxia | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, Hanging and Strangulation | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| ,, Drowning | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| „ Wounds—Shooting | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| ,, other weapons | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| „ Other methods | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Ill-defined and Not Specified Causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |