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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) 1858
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the first Quarter, 1858.
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| Deaths M. 179. F. 159. Total | 338 | |||||||||||||||||
| | Corresponding Weeks last Year | CAUSES OF DEATH | ALL AGES | AGES | |||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | T. | Under 1 | 1.— | 2.- | 3.— | 14- | All under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10.— | 15.— | All under 20. | 20.— | 40.- | 60.— | 80 and upwds. | ||
| V. Pericarditis | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | Aneurism | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| y | Disease of Heart, &c. | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
| VI. laryngitis | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 62 | Bronchitis | 31 | 24 | 55 | 8 | 9 | - | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 | - | - | 21 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 1 | Pleurisy | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | Pneumonia | 11 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 19 | - | - | 1 | 26 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| V | Asthma | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| 1 | Disease of Lungs | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 8 | VII. Teething | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Quinsy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | Gastritis | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Enteritis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Peritonitis | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Ascites | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ulceration of Intestines | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hernia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ileus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Intussusception | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Stricture of Intestinal Canal | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dis. of Pancreas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hepatitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jaundice | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | Disease of Liver | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Disease of Spleen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| VIII. Nephritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | Nephria (Bright's Dis.) | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Ischuria | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Stone | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cystitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Stricture of Urethra | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Disease of Kidneys, &c. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| IX. Paramenia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ovarian Dropsy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | Childbirth (See Metria) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 1 | Disease of Uterus, &c. | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 1 | X. Rheumatism | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Arthritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | Disease of Joints, &c. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | XI. Carbuncle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Phlegmon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diseases of Skin, &c. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| XII. Cyanosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Spina Bifida | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Malformations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | XVII. Intemperance | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Privation of Food | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Want of Breast Milk | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Neglect | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cold | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2 | Poison | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Burns and Scalds | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Hanging | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suffocation | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | Drowning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fractures and Contusions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | Wounds | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Violence | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |