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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Appendix to the Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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TABLE No. 10.—DEATHS Registered in St. George's, Southwark, during the Year ending
March 29th, 1862. (52 Weeks.) (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
Corresponding
Weeks last Year.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
ALL AGES.
AGES.
M.
F.
T.
Under 1—
1.—
2.—
3.—
4.—
All under 5
5.—
10.—
15.—
All under 20
20.—
40.—
60.—
80 and upwards.
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All Causes | 741 | 688 | 1429 | 344 | 165 | 91 | 55 | 33 | 688 | 55 | 23 | 19 | 785 | 153 | 233 | 222 | 36 | |
258 | I. Zymotic | 184 | 170 | 354 | 95 | 61 | 47 | 35 | 16 | 254 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 295 | 15 | 24 | 18 | 2 |
27 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 21 | 34 | 55 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .. | 15 | 8 | 20 | 12 | .. |
252 | III. Tubercular | 171 | 133 | 304 | 58 | 37 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 115 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 141 | 79 | 78 | 6 | .. |
170 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 96 | 78 | 174 | 51 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 81 | 7 | 4 | .. | 92 | 18 | 26 | 37 | 1 |
54 | V. Heart, &c. | 20 | 17 | 37 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | .. |
215 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 112 | 101 | 213 | 40 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 105 | 4 | 3 | .. | 112 | 6 | 37 | 55 | 3 |
45 | VII. Digestive Organs | 21 | 39 | 63 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 | .. | 2 | 33 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
7 | VIII. Kidneys, &c. | 8 | 8 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | .. |
10 | IX. Childbirth, &c. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. |
5 | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | 6 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. |
2 | XI. Skin, &c. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
3 | XII. Malformation | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
44 | XIII. Premature Birth and Debility | 15 | 17 | 32 | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32 | .. | .. | .. | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | XIV. Atrophy | 8 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 23 | .. | .. | .. | 23 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
94 | XV. Old Age | 41 | 44 | 85 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 59 | 26 |
3 | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
35 | XVII. Violence, Privation, &c. | 23 | 17 | 40 | 20 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 24 | 1 | .. | .. | 25 | 7 | 7 | .. | 1 |
5 | XVIII. Not Specified | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. |
14 | I. Small Pox | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
48 | Measles | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .. | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
38 | Scarlatina | 30 | 29 | 59 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 59 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
57 | Hooping Cough | 36 | 41 | 77 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 74 | 3 | .. | .. | 77 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
14 | Croup | 13 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .. | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | Thrush | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
28 | Diarrhœa | 37 | 25 | 62 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 3 | .. | 53 | .. | .. | .. | 53 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
.. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Cholera | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. |
2 | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
• • | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | Remittent Fever | 7 | 2 | 9 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | Infantile | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
25 | Typhus „ | 25 | 23 | 48 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 1 |
4 | Puerperal „ | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Rheumatic „ | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | Erysipelas | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. |
.. | Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | Syphilis | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | I | 1 | .. |
.. | Non a | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | Diptheria | 9 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 | .. | .. | 19 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | II. Hœmorrhage | 4 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
10 | Dropsy | 5 | 14 | 19 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | .. |
1 | Abscess | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 7 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | Ulcers | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | Mortification | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | Cancer | 3 | 15 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 10 | 4 | .. |
.. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | III. Scrofula | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
51 | Tabes Mesenterica | 46 | 28 | 71 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 3 | .. | .. | 74 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
173 | Phthisis | 106 | 88 | 194 | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 79 | 78 | 6 | .. |
2 | Spasmodic Croup | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
25 | Hydrocephalus | 15 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 1 | .. | .. | 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | IV. Cephalitis | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
19 | Apoplexy | 13 | 17 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 8 | 18 | .. |
15 | Paralysis | 4 | 6 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 5 | 1 |
5 | Delirium Tremens | 4 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. |
.. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | Epilepsy | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. |
•• | Tetanus | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
8 | Insanity | 1 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. |
75 | Convulsions | 47 | 27 | 74 | 44 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 3 | .. | .. | 71 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
40 | Disease of Brain, &c. | 22 | 16 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | .. | 15 | 2 | 7 | 14 | .. |