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Southwark 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 9. Borough of Southwark. Causes of, and Ages at Death during Year 1923.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents" whether OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT (a). | Deaths at all ages or " 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. Micnael'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 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| 2 Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 Measles | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 5 Whooping-cough | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 2 |
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | 49 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 7 Influenza | 25 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 7 | — | — | 1 |
| 8 Erysipelas | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 |
| 9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 231 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 98 | 63 | 8 | 40 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
| 10 Tuberculous Meningitis | 22 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 13 |
| 11 Other Tuberculous diseases | 26 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 18 |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 222 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 26 | 114 | 81 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 83 |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | 13 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 14 Meningitis | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 15 Organic Heart disease | 226 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 94 | 93 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 55 |
| 16 Bronchitis | 315 | 15 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | 89 | 192 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 10 |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 224 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 68 | 44 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 42 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 67 |
| 18 Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 7 |
| 19 Diarrhæa and Enteritis | 61 | 45 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | 10 | 10 | 3 | — | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | 22 |
| 20 Appendicitis & Typhlitis | 13 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 20 |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| 21 AAlcoholism | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 116 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 33 | 62 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 59 |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation,including Premature Birth | 172 | 158 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 46 |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 75 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 49 |
| 27 Suicide | 27 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 Other defined diseases | 471 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 69 | 106 | 232 | 67 | 49 | 39 | 42 | 38 | 9 | 57 | 42 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 246 |
| All causes | 2391 | 312 | 96 | 79 | 83 | 114 | 317 | 637 | 753 | 335 | 237 | 175 | 247 | 215 | 225 | 293 | 199 | 224 | 134 | 107 | 835 |