Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]
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Deaths to 1000 llving | CAUSES OF DEATH | ALL AGES | AGES | ||||||||||||||||
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All London | St. George's, Southwark | M. | F. | T. | Under 1 | 1- | 2.— | 3.— | 4.— | All under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10.— | 15.— | All under 20. | 20.— | 40.— | 60.— | 80 and upwds. | |
V. Pericarditis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Aneurism | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | ||
Disease of Heart, &c. | 15 | 16 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | ||
2 14 | 2.51 | VI. Laryngitis | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | - |
Bronchitis | 77 | 68 | 145 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 13 | 32 | 47 | 4 | ||
Pleurisy | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
Pneumonia | 56 | 33 | 89 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 2 | 1 | - | 75 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||
Asthma | 8 | 5 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||
Disease of Lungs | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | ||
VII. Teething | 6 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 9 | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | |||
Quinsy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Gastritis | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
Enteritis | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
Peritonitis | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | ||
Ascites | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | ||
Ulceration of Intestines | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
Hernia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | ||
Ileus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Intussusception | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||
Stricture of Intestinal Canal. | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||
Dis. of Stomach, &c | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
Dis. of Pancreas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Hepatitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | |||
Jaundice | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
Disease of Liver | 5 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | ||
Disease of Spleen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
VIII. Nephritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Nephria (Bright's Dis ) | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | ||
Iscnuria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Diabetes | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||
Stone | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Cystitis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||
Stricture ot Urethra | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Disease of Kidneys, &c | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||
IX. Paramenia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Ovarian Dropsy | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | ||
Childbirth (See Metria) | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | ||
Disease of Uterus, &c | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | ||
X. Rheumatism | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | ||
Arthritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Disease of Joints, &c | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
XI. Carbuncle | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||
Phlegmon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Diseases of Skin, &c | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
XII. Cyanosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Spina Bifida | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Other Malformations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
England and Wales, ul'76 | XVII. Intemperance | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | |
Privation of Food | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | ||
Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | ||
Neglect | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Cold | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
Poison | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | I | - | - | - | ||
Burns and Scalds | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | ||
Hanging | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |||
Suffocation | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | ||
Drowning | - | 1 | l | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | ||
Fractures and Contusions | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
Wounds | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | — | 1 | - | - | ||
Other Violence | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |