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Southwark 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 7.
Deaths belonging to the Sanitary Area, with the Causes of Death at all Ages during 1927.
| Causes of Death. | All Ages. | AGES. | Localities of Deaths. | Institutions. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 2- | 5 | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | St. Mary. | St. Paul. | St. Peter. | St. John. | Trinity. | All Saints. | St. Michael. | St. Jude. | St. George. | Christchurch- | St. Saviour. | |||
| All Causes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (2) Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (3) Measles | 27 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| (4) Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| (5) Whooping Cough | 30 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 |
| (6) Diphtheria | 21 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| (7) Influenza | 44 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| (8) Encephalitis Lethargica | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| (9) Meningococcal Meningitis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| (10) Tuberculosis (Respiratory System) | 197 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 64 | 61 | 11 | 2 | 94 | 23 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| (11) Other Tubercular Diseases | 33 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | ... | 9 | 20 |
| (12) Cancer | 260 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 29 | 129 | 70 | 28 | 35 | 28 | 23 | 35 | 30 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 118 |
| (13) Rheumatic Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| (14) Diabetes | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 |
| (15) Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 109 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 41 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 48 |
| (16) Heart Disease | 437 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 141 | 125 | 116 | 57 | 36 | 43 | 43 | 52 | 43 | 53 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 22 | 130 |
| (17) Arterio Sclerosis | 105 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 23 | 36 | 45 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 47 |
| (18) Bronchitis | 201 | 12 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 6 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 26 | 93 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 68 |
| (19) Pneumonia (all forms) | 219 | 38 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 56 | 32 | 15 | 33 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 65 |
| (20) Other Respiratory Diseases | 22 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| (21) Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 22 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| (22) Diarrhæa | 36 | 19 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| (23) Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 |
| (24) Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 |
| (25) Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 104 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 56 |
| (26) Puerperal Sepsis | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| (27) Other Accidents | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| (28) Congenital Debility, etc. (prem. birth) | 77 | 76 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
| (29) Suicide | 32 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9. | 10 | 16 | 3 | ... | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| (30) Other Deaths from Violence | 82 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 65 |
| (31) Other Defined Diseases | 344 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 101 | 52 | 75 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 35 | 37 | 13 | 18 | 176 |
| (32) Ill-defined Causes | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 2465 | 215 | 80 | 64 | 61 | 110 | 267 | 763 | 493 | 412 | 304 | 243 | 186 | 259 | 261 | 247 | 295 | 220 | 223 | 109 | 118 | 920 |