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Southwark 1915
[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 1915. Borough of Southwark.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages 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. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1 Enteric Fever | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 2 Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 Measles | 131 | 30 | 53 | 43 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 17 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | 12 | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 5 Whooping-cough | 46 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | 37 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 10 |
| 7 Influenza | 28 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| 8 Erysipelas | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 388 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 160 | 139 | 11 | 44 | 31 | 24 | 39 | 35 | 46 | 69 | 25 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 51 |
| 10 Tuberculous Meningitis | 71 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 Other Tuberculous diseases | 52 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 30 |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 203 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 101 | 69 | 15 | 27 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 104 |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 9 |
| 14 Meningitis | 25 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 15 Organic Heart disease | 305 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 62 | 116 | 103 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 57 |
| 16 Bronchitis | 496 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 160 | 239 | 62 | 46 | 41 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 59 | 33 | 63 | 30 | 28 | 105 |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 448 | 124 | 73 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 59 | 83 | 58 | 35 | 27 | 37 | 41 | 30 | 58 | 73 | 42 | 53 | 22 | 30 | 165 |
| 18 Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 41 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 19 Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 175 | 122 | 19 | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 101 |
| 20 Appendicitis & Typhlitis | 11 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | 31 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 2l aAlcoholism | 19 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 169 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 76 | 70 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation,including Premature Birth | 215 | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 29 | 32 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 83 |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 133 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 108 |
| 27 Suicide | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 Other defined diseases | 643 | 80 | 9 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 79 | 150 | 272 | 85 | 92 | 33 | 63 | 50 | 57 | 92 | 51 | 54 | 47 | 19 | 268 |
| All causes | 3727 | 693 | 216 | 201 | 153 | 119 | 509 | 943 | 893 | 381 | 368 | 284 | 374 | 317 | 403 | 514 | 294 | 391 | 230 | 171 | 1275 |