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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24 Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southward.
TABLE No. 8.—DEATHS Registered in St. George's, Southwark, during the Year- ending March 31st, 1860. (52 Weeks.) (Deaths of Non-Eesidents in Hospitals excluded.
Deaths in the Year 1864—5. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | ALL AGES- | AGES. | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. | E. | T. | Under 1— | 1 — | 2.— | 3— | 4— | All under 5 | 5.— | 10.— | 15.— | |All under 20 | 20.— | 40.— | 60.— | 80 and upwards | ||
All Causes. | 716 | 766 | 1482 | 435 | 141 | 71 | 48 | 18 | 713 | 36 | 19 | 20 | 788 | 191 | 240 | 226 | 37 | |
433 | 1. Zymotic | 139 | 172 | 311 | 112 | 53 | 39 | 23 | 6 | 233 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 269 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
33 | II. Dropsy, &C | 20 | 26 | 40 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 1 |
305 | III Tubercular | 153 | 160 | 313 | 71 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 123 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 143 | 95 | 65 | 9 | 1 |
197 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 109 | 89 | 198 | 79 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 107 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 112 | 15 | 33 | 35 | 3 |
58 | V. Heart, &c | 31 | 36 | 67 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 27 | .. |
332 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 142 | 134 | 276 | 72 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 126 | 1 | 1 | .. | 128 | 23 | 52 | 66 | 7 |
72 | VII. Digestive Organs | 33 | 45 | 78 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .. | 26 | .. | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 1 |
9 | VIII. Kidneys, &c | 6 | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. |
8 | IX. Childbirth, &c | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | X. Joints, Bones, &c | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
4 | XI. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | XII.—Malformation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
54 | XIII.—Premature Birth and Debility | 25 | 27 | 52 | 52 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 52 | .. | .. | .. | 52 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | XIV.—Atrophy | 8 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
65 | XV. Old Age | 21 | 39 | 63 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 40 | 22 |
1 | XVI.—Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
50 | XVII.—Violence, Privation, &c | 19 | 22 | 41 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 21 | 2 | 1 | .. | 24 | .. | 6 | 4 | .. |
13 | XVIII.—Not Specified | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
8 | I. Small Pox | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
53 | Measles | 14 | 20 | 34 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 3 | .. | 33 | 1 | .. | .. | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
78 | Scarlatina | 14 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .. | 15 | 11 | 1 | .. | 27 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
64 | Hooping Cough | 21 | 27 | 48 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 48 | .. | .. | .. | 48 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15 | Croup | 4 | 8 | 12 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | Thrush | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
44 | Diarrhœa | 36 | 49 | 85 | 59 | 12 | 5 | 2 | .. | 78 | 1 | .. | .. | 79 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. |
.. | Dysentery | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
3 | Cholera | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | Infantile | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Scurvy and Purpura | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | Remittent Fever | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Infantile | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
128 | Typhus ,, | 23 | 28 | 51 | .. | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
3 | Puerperal ,, | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
3 | Rheumatic ,, | 3 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
12 | Erysipelas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
.. | Pyæmia | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
11 | Syphilis | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 11 | .. | .. | 1 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | Diptheria | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | l | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | II. Hæmorrhage | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
13 | Dropsy | 6 | 9 | 15 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | l | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 5 | 7 | .. |
2 | Abscess | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | Ulcers | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
.. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | Mortification | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | . | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
11 | Cancer | 4 | 12 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 3 | .. |
2 | Gout | 4 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. |
.. | III. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
94 | Tabes Mesenterica | 43 | 46 | 89 | 57 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 80 | 1 | 1 | .. | 88 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
181 | Phthisis | 97 | 105 | 202 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 95 | 64 | 9 | 1 |
1 | Spasmodic Croup | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
29 | Hydrocephalus | 11 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .. | 18 | 1 | 1 | .. | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | IV. Cephalitis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
29 | Apoplexy | 24 | 17 | 41 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 17 | l9 | .. |
27 | Paralysis | 8 | 8 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
7 | Delirium Tremens | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
.. | chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | Epilepsy | 3 | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. |
.. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | Insanity | 5 | 7 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 5 | .. |
82 | Convulsions | 62 | 42 | 104 | 74 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 101 | .. | 1 | 1 | 103 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
37 | Disease of Brain, &c., | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |