London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS

Table: The causes of death (822 males and 638 females) were as follows:-

The causes of death (822 males and 638 females) were as follows:-

Cerebro-spinal fever2
Whooping Cough5
Diphtheria1
Tuberculosis of the respiratory system111
Other forms, of tuberculosis9
Syphilitic diseases23
Influenza11
Measles1
Acute infective encephalitis2
Cancer208
Diabetes7
Intra-cranial vascular lesions86
Heart diseases315
Other diseases of the cirulatory system78
Bronchitis99
Pneumonia75
Other respiratory diseases9
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum20
Diarrhoea11
Appendicitis5
Other digestive diseases20
Nephritis26
Puerperal sepsis1
Premature Birth13
Congenital malformations and birth injuries17
Suicide5
Road Traffic accidents11
Other violent causes196
All other causes93
Total deaths at all ages1460

Table: Age Groups

Age Groups

Under 11 to 45 to 1415 to 4445 to 6465 and overTotal
Males4311996245418822
Females2461382170343638
6717221784157611460

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Infant Mortality.
The total number of deaths of infants under one year of age was
sixty-seven, the causes of death being as follows
-4-