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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 3 .
Deaths belonging to the Sanitary Area, with the Causes of Death at
all Ages during 1937.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | 0. | 1. | 2. | 5. | 15. | 25. | 35. | 45. | 55. | 65. | 75. | |
| All causes | 2074 | 140 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 63 | 81 | 105 | 174 | 376 | 512 | 559 |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2. Measles | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6. Diphtheria | 8 | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6. Influenza | 73 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 26 |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | — | – | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 5 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 116 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 25 | 15 | – |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 13 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 11. Syphilis | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12. Gen. Paralysis of Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 12 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | 279 | – | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 45 | 73 | 92 | 47 |
| 14. Diabetes | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | — | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage etc. | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 |
| 16. Heart Disease | 617 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 88 | 173 | 286 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 19 | 40 | 41 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 97 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 35 |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 163 | 36 | 11 | 4 | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. | 25 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 24. Appendicitis | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 27 . Other Digestive Diseases | 24 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 28. Acute and Chronic | ||||||||||||
| Nephritis | 80 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 17 |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth, etc. | 56 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 32. Senility | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 13 |
| 33. Suicide | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 34. Other Violence | 45 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | 143 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 23 |
| 36. Causes (ill defined) | 3 | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Totals | 2074 | 140 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 63 | 81 | 105 | 174 | 376 | 512 | 559 |