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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Classification of Deaths (continued)
| Causes of Death | Total Deaths 1948 | Total Deaths 1949 | Age Groups:—1949 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 45— | 65— | |||
| Heart Disease | 304 | 347 | 13 | 60 | 274 | |||
| Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | 54 | 63 | 3 | 18 | 42 | |||
| Bronchitis | 113 | 108 | 29 | 79 | ||||
| Pneumonia | 67 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 55 | |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum | 9 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Appendicitis | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Other Digestive Diseases | 24 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | ||
| Nephritis | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis | 1 | – | ||||||
| Other Maternal Causes | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Premature Births | 15 | 11 | 11 | |||||
| Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Diseases | 31 | 36 | 29 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Suicide | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Road Traffic Accidents | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | ||
| Other Violent Causes | 25 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| All other Causes | 61 | 64 | 1 | – | 7 | 9 | 13 | 34 |
| Totals | 1,214 | 1,261 | 55 | 6 | 12 | 104 | 302 | 782 |