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 1948

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

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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS.

Table: The causes of death (664 males, and 550 females) were as follows:

The causes of death (664 males, and 550 females) were as follows:

Cerebro-spinal-fever.4
Whooping Cough3
Diphtheria1
Tuberculosis of the respiratory system81
Other Tuberculous diseases5
Syphilitic diseases9
Influenza2
Cancer222
Diabetes7
Intra-cranial vascular lesions105
Heart diseases304
Other circulatory diseases54
Bronchitis113
Pneumonia67
Other respiratory diseases12
Peptic ulcer9
Diarrhoea (under 2 years)6
Appendicitis4
Other digestive diseases24
Nephritis21
Measles4
Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis1
Acute infantile encephalitis2
Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis1
Other maternal causes2
Premature births15
Congenital malformations and birth injuries31
Suicide9
Road Traffic accidents10
Other violent causes25
All other causes61
Total deaths at all ages.1214.