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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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health_1869-70. 43
TABLE No. 11.—DEATHS Registered in St. George's, Southwark, during the year ending April 2nd, 1870. (52 Weeks.)
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. | ||
??? | All Causes. | 869 | 844 | 1740 | 125 | 210 | 121 | 70 | 49 | 875 | 91 | 17 | 24 | 1007 | 177 | 264 | 250 | 42 |
??? | I. Zymotic | 254 | 196 | 450 | 119 | 94 | 62 | 44 | 33 | 352 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 411 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
??? | II. Dropsy, &c. | 24 | 23 | 47 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 7 | 7 | 16 | 17 | .. |
??? | III. Tubercular | 171 | 168 | 339 | 69 | 33 | 17 | 5 | .. | 124 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 149 | 94 | 76 | 20 | .. |
??? | IV. Brain and Nerves | 105 | 118 | 223 | 76 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 126 | 6 | .. | 3 | 135 | 17 | 29 | 36 | 6 |
??? | V. Heart, &c. | 19 | 24 | 43 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 2 | .. |
??? | VI. Lungs, &c. | 136 | 165 | 351 | 68 | 42 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 150 | 9 | .. | 3 | 162 | 21 | 74 | 90 | 4 |
??? | VII. Digestive Organs | 35 | 29 | 61 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 17 | 10 | .. |
??? | VIII. Kidneys, &c. | 11 | 1 | 12 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. |
??? | IX. Childbirth, &c. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. |
??? | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | 4 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | XI.- Skin, &c. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
??? | XII._ Malformation | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | XIII.- Premature Birth and Debility | 17 | 21 | 38 | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 38 | .. | .. | .. | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | XIV.- Atrophy | 13 | 11 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .. | 1 | .. | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | XV.- Old Age | 35 | 54 | 89 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 61 | 28 |
??? | XVI.- Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | XVII.- Violence, pRIVATION, &C. | 16 | 17 | 33 | 19 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 22 | .. | 2 | .. | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
??? | XVIII.- Not Specitied | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 |
??? | I. Small Pox | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Measles | 26 | 20 | 46 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 46 | .. | .. | .. | 46 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Scarlatine | 94 | 58 | 152 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 20 | 22 | 109 | 39 | 2 | .. | 159 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Hooping Cough | 37 | 37 | 74 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 68 | 5 | 1 | .. | 74 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Croup | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Thrush | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Diarrhœa | 40 | 35 | 75 | 50 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .. | 69 | .. | .. | .. | 69 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
??? | Dysentery | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Cholera | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
??? | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Seurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Infantile | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Typhus | 19 | 17 | 36 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | .. | 3 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 6 | .. |
??? | Puerperal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Erysipelas | 4 | 2 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. |
??? | Pyæmia | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
??? | Syphilis | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Diphtheria | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | II. Hæmorrhage | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. |
??? | Dropsy | 11 | 3 | 14 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. |
??? | Abseess | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. |
??? | Cleers | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
??? | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Mortification | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
??? | Cancer | 9 | 13 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | 10 | .. |
??? | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | III. Serofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Tabes Mesenterica | 42 | 46 | 88 | 56 | 17 | 11 | 3 | .. | 87 | 1 | .. | .. | 86 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Phthisis | 123 | 111 | 237 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | .. | 25 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 47 | 91 | 76 | 20 | .. |
??? | Spasmodie Croup | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | Hydrocephalus | 6 | 7 | 123 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 11 | 2 | .. | .. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | IV. Cephalitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
??? | Apoplexy | 12 | 19 | 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 |
??? | Paralysis | 11 | 10 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
??? | Delirium Tremens | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
??? | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | ??? | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | ??? | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | ??? | 2 | 10 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .. | .. |
??? | ??? | 56 | 58 | 114 | 67 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 110 | 4 | .. | .. | 114 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
??? | ??? | 22 | 18 | 40 | 9 | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | 16 | 2 | .. | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 |