Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS
The causes of death (822 males and 638 females) were as follows:-
Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 |
Whooping Cough | 5 |
Diphtheria | 1 |
Tuberculosis of the respiratory system | 111 |
Other forms, of tuberculosis | 9 |
Syphilitic diseases | 23 |
Influenza | 11 |
Measles | 1 |
Acute infective encephalitis | 2 |
Cancer | 208 |
Diabetes | 7 |
Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 86 |
Heart diseases | 315 |
Other diseases of the cirulatory system | 78 |
Bronchitis | 99 |
Pneumonia | 75 |
Other respiratory diseases | 9 |
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 20 |
Diarrhoea | 11 |
Appendicitis | 5 |
Other digestive diseases | 20 |
Nephritis | 26 |
Puerperal sepsis | 1 |
Premature Birth | 13 |
Congenital malformations and birth injuries | 17 |
Suicide | 5 |
Road Traffic accidents | 11 |
Other violent causes | 196 |
All other causes | 93 |
Total deaths at all ages | 1460 |
Age Groups
Under 1 | 1 to 4 | 5 to 14 | 15 to 44 | 45 to 64 | 65 and over | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | 43 | 11 | 9 | 96 | 245 | 418 | 822 |
Females | 24 | 6 | 13 | 82 | 170 | 343 | 638 |
67 | 17 | 22 | 178 | 415 | 761 | 1460 |
Infant Mortality.
The total number of deaths of infants under one year of age was
sixty-seven, the causes of death being as follows
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