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's of Health—1863.
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TABLE No. 10.—DEATHS Registered in St. George's, Southwark, during the Year ending March 28th, 1864. (52 Weeks.) (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded).
| Corresponding Weeks last Year. | CAUSES OF DEATHS. | ALL AGES' | AGES. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | T. | Under 1— | 1.— | 2.— | 3.— | 4.— | All under 5 | 5.— | 10- | 15.— | All under | 20.— | 40.— | 60.- | 80 and upwards. | ||
| 1470 | All Causes. | 819 | 870 | 1689 | 398 | 174 | 86 | 53 | 32 | 743 | 73 | 25 | 32 | 873 | 201 | 289 | 281 | 45 |
| 408 | 1. Zymotic | 226 | 255 | 481 | 109 | 79 | 52 | 35 | 25 | 300 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 360 | 35 | 44 | 38 | |
| 40 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 12 | 32 | 44 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 8 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 2 |
| 307 | Ill Tubercular | 141 | 173 | 314 | 56 | 34 | 5 | 7 | .. | 102 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 135 | 07 | 71 | 11 | .. |
| 144 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 101 | 88 | 189 | 71 | 12 | 7 | 2 | .. | 92 | 2 | 2 | 98 | 18 | 48 | 3 | ||
| 37 | V. Heart, &c. | 29 | 29 | 58 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 17 | 1 |
| 252 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 171 | 167 | 338 | 58 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 131 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 144 | 17 | 80 | 90 | 7 |
| 62 | VII. Digestive Organs | 29 | 23 | 52 | fi | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | 14 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 15 | .. | |
| 12 | VIII. Kidneys, &c | 10 | 5 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .. |
| 4 | IX. Childbirth, &c | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. |
| 2 | X. Joints, Bones, &c | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| 1 | XI.—Skin, &c | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| 2 | XII.—Malformation | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 46 | XIII.—Premature Birth and Debility | 30 | 17 | 47 | 47 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 47 | .. | .. | .. | 47 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 20 | XIV..Atrophy | 11 | 7 | 18 | 15 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| 80 | XV.—Old Ago | 20 | 41 | 61 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 33 | 26 | |
| .. | XVI.—Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 43 | XVII.—Violence, Privation, &c | 27 | 19 | 46 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 29 | 1 | .. | .. | 30 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 10 | XVIII.—Not Specified | 7 | 4 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 46 | I. Small Pox | 16 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | |
| 47 | Measles | 25 | 28 | 53 | 8 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 3 | .. | .. | 53 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 77 | Scarlatina | 41 | 46 | 87 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 65 | 19 | 3 | .. | 87 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 64 | Hooping Cough | 29 | 35 | 64 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 3 | .. | 64 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 14 | Croup | 11 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | 20 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| 3 | Thrush | 3 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 32 | Diarrhœa | 32 | 31 | 63 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | .. | 50 | 3 | .. | .. | 53 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 1 | Dysentery | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 1 | Cholera | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| .. | Influenza | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 1 | Remittent Fever | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| .. | Infantile ,, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 88 | Typhus ,, | 48 | 65 | 113 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 39 | 26 | 1 |
| 2 | Puerperal ,, | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| 1 | Rheumatic ,, | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| 5 | Erysipelas | 7 | 4 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1 | Pyæmia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| 14 | Syphilis | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| 1 | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 10 | Diptheria | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
| .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2 | II. Hæmorrhage | 1 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. |
| 11 | Dropsy | 4 | 4 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | |
| 3 | Abscess | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| .. | Ulcers | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
| 1 | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2 | Mortification | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. |
| 20 | Cancer | 3 | 14 | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Gout | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| .. | III. Scrofula | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| 78 | Tabes Mesenterica | 34 | 35 | 69 | 42 | 1 | 1 | .. | 66 | 2 | .. | .. | 68 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| 197 | Phthisis | 94 | 128 | 222 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | .. | 16 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 45 | 96 | 70 | 11 | .. |
| 3 | Spasmodic Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 29 | Hydrocephalus | 12 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .. | 20 | 1 | •• | .. | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2 | IV. Cephalitis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| 18 | Apoplexy | 13 | 10 | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
| 7 | Paralysis | 51 | 17 | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 21 | 1 |
| 1 | Delirium Tremens | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. |
| .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 1 | Epilepsy | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 6 | Insanity | 3 | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. |
| 64 | Convulsions | 46 | 37 | 83 | 68 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .. | 81 | .. | 1 | 1 | 83 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 45 | Disease of Brain, &c., | 18 | 15 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 9 | 2 | 1 | .. | 12 | 4 | 7 | 10 | .. | |