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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Causes of Death | Total Deaths 1956 | Total Deaths 1957 | Age Groups 1957:— | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes—Males, Females | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | ||
| Hypertension with Heart disease | 28 | 27 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 12 | 14 |
| Other Heart disease | 161 | 168 | — | — | _ | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 129 |
| Other Circulatory disease | 61 | 62 | — | — | _ | _ | _ | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| Influenza. | 5 | 10 | — | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 79 | 99 | 3 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 17 | 25 | 53 |
| Bronchitis | 100 | 70 | — | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 10 | 25 | 33 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory system | 21 | 7 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Ulcer of the Stomach and Duodenum | 17 | 11 | — | — | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 5 | 5 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 11 | 11 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 5 | _ | 4 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | 12 | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | — | — | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Congenital Malformations | 14 | 16 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 101 | 80 | 22 | 1 | _ | _ | 7 | 11 | 12 | 27 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 3 | 5 | — | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | 1 | _ |
| All other accidents | 24 | 11 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Suicide | 13 | 16 | — | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Homicide and operations of war | 2 | 3 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ |
| TOTALS | 1,196 | 1,097 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 235 | 289 | 472 |