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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
St George (Southwark) 1857
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH | ALL AGES | AGES | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | T. | Under 1 | 2.— | 3.— | 4__ | All under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10.— | 15.— | All under 20 | 20.— | 40.— | GO.— | | 80 and upwdi. | ||
| 177 | 166 | 343 | 92 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 154 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 170 | 46 | 02 | 64 | 11 | |
| I. Zymotic | 28 | 28 | 56 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
| II. Dropsy, &c. | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| III. Tubercular | 38 | 32 | 70 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 99 | 2 | - | 1 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 6 | - |
| IV. Brain and Nerves | 25 | 25 | .01 | 14 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 22 | - | - | - | 22 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| V. Heart, &c | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | |
| VI. Lungs, &c | 50 | 39 | 89 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 2 | - | 1 | 51 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 1 |
| VII. Digestive organs | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | I | - | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - |
| VIII. Kidneys, &c | 1 | i | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| IX. Childbirth, &c | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| X. Joints, &c | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| XI. fSkin, &c | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| XII. Malformation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| XIII. Prem. Birth & Debility | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | ||
| XIV. Atrophy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| XV. Old Age | 7 | 5 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| XVI. Sudden | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| XVII. Violence, Privation, &c | 1 | 10 | 11 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| XVIII. Not specified | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | ||
| 1. Small Pox | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Scarlatina | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Hooping Cough | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 8 | 2 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Croup | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | - | - | — | 2 | - | — | - I | - |
| Thrush | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Diarrhoea | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - |
| Influenza | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Scurvy and Purpura | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - |
| Ague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | . - | - | - | - |
| Remittent Fever | - | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Infantile „ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhus „ | 4 | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Puerperal „ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rheumatic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | *2 | 1 | - | — | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Pyasmia | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilis | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Noma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hydrophobia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Diptheritis | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| II. Hcemorrhage | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| 1 | V | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| Abscess | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ulcers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Fistula | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mortification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Cancer | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | I | - | |
| Gout | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| III. Scrophula | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 16 | 1 | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | |
| Phthisis | 26 | 21 | 47 | 3 | I | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | 15 | - | - | - |
| Spasmodic Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Hydrocephalus | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 1 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | |
| IV. Cephalitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| Apoplexy | 8 | 7 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | I | - |
| Paralysis | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Delirium Iremens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Chorea | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Epilepsy | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | ||
| Tetanus | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | j | - | |
| Insanity | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Convulsions | 12 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Disease of Brain, &c | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |