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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Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.
TABLE No. 10. DEATHS Registered in St. George's, Southwark, during the Year ending April 1st, 1865. (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 | 20.— | 40.— | 60.— | 80 and upwards | ||
All Causes. | 833 | 813 | 1646 | 390 | 192 | 94 | 55 | 31 | 762 | 58 | 23 | 23 | 866 | 190 | 293 | 246 | 51 | |
481 | 1. Zymotic | 223 | 210 | 433 | 81 | 78 | 43 | 38 | 22 | 262 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 307 | 39 | 53 | 31 | 3 |
44 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 14 | 19 | 33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 |
314 | Ill Tubercular | 153 | 152 | 305 | 71 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 142 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 167 | 76 | 56 | 6 | .. |
189 | IV, Brain and Nerves | 97 | 100 | 197 | 62 | 25 | 4 | .. | .. | 91 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 100 | 21 | 35 | 6 | .. |
58 | V. Heart, &c. | 33 | 25 | 58 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 2 |
338 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 185 | 147 | 332 | 68 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 132 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 145 | 22 | 75 | 81 | 9 |
52 | VII. Digestive Organs | 37 | 35 | 72 | 14 | 13 | 3 | .. | 1 | 31 | .. | 2 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 1 |
15 | VIII. Kidneys, &c. | 6 | 3 | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. |
7 | IX. Childbirth, &c. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. |
4 | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | XI.—Skin, &c. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
3 | XII.-Malformation | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | ..2.. | .. | .. |
47 | XIII.-Premature Birth and Debility | 25 | 29 | 54 | 54 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 54 | .. | .. | .. | 54 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
18 | XIV.—Atrophy | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
61 | XV.—Old Age | 19 | 46 | 65 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 36 | 27 |
... | XV I.—Sudden | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
46 | XVII.—Violence, Privation, &c. | 24 | 26 | 50 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 3 | .. | .. | 35 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
11 | XVIII.—Not Specified | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. |
31 | I. Small Pox | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
53 | Measles | 29 | 24 | 53 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 2 | .. | .. | 53 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
87 | Scarlatina | 38 | 40 | 78 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 78 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
64 | Hooping Cough | 22 | 42 | 64 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 63 | 1 | .. | .. | 64 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
21 | Croup | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 4 | l | 5 | 2 | 13 | 2 | .. | .. | 64 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | Thrush | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
63 | Diarrhæa | 30 | 14 | 44 | 22 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | 32 | 1 | .. | 1 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
2 | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | Cholera. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
1 | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | Remittent Fever | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Infantile ,, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
113 | Typus „ | 71 | 57 | 128 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 33 | 43 | 23 | 2 |
3 | Puerperal ,, | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
3 | Rheumatic „ | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. |
11 | Erysipelas | 7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
2 | Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | Syphilis | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | Dipheria | 3 | 2 | 5 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | II. Hæmorrhage | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
8 | Dropsy | 7 | 6 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 4 | .. |
6 | Abscess | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | Ulcers | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
.. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | Mortification | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
17 | Cancer | 1 | 10 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 7 | .. |
1 | Gout | 2 | •• | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
2 | III. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
69 | Tabes Mesenterica | 37 | 57 | 94 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 90 | 3 | 1 | .. | 94 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
222 | Phthisis | 96 | 85 | 181 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | .. | 22 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 76 | 56 | 6 | .. |
.. | Spasmodic Croup | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
21 | Hydrocephalus | 19 | 10 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 1 | .. | 29 | .. | .. | .. | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | IV. Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
23 | Apoplexy | 16 | 13 | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | .. | |
32 | Paralysis | 13 | 14 | 27 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
4 | Deliriuam Trimens | 4 | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. |
.. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | Epilepsy | 5 | 3 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. |
.. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | Insanity | 3 | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. |
83 | Convulsions | 39 | 43 | 82 | 53 | 21 | 3 | .. | .. | 77 | 2 | 2 | .. | 81 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
33 | Disease of Brain, &c., | 17 | 20 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 |