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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16 Pariah of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark.
TABLE No. 9.—DEATHS Registered in St. George the Martyr, Southwark, during the year ending March 29th, 1873.
Deaths in the 1 Year 1871—72. | causes of death. | all ages. | ages. | |||||||||||||||
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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. | 561 | 558 | 1119 | 364 | 102 | 57 | 25 | 19 | 567 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 642 | 120 | 188 | 133 | 36 | |
453 | I. Zymotic | 120 | 111 | 231 | 93 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 182 | 14 | 8 | .. | 204 | 11 | 10 | 6 | .. |
40 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 112 | 12 | 24 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | I | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | .. |
240 | III. Tubercular | 104 | 101 | 205 | 54 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 86 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 107 | 51 | 37 | 10 | .. |
175 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 84 | 71 | 155 | 54 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 3 |
35 | V. Heart, &c. | 16 | 21 | 37 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 4 | .. |
295 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 121 | 107 | 228 | 64 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 103 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 108 | 9 | 50 | 53 | 8 |
57 | VII. Digestive Organs | 30 | 33 | 63 | 18 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 25 | .. | 3 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 2 |
7 | VIII. Kidneys, &c. | 8 | 10 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | .. |
5 | IX. Childbirth, &c. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. |
5 | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | 4 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | XI.— Skin, &c. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
4 | XII.- Malformation | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
32 | XIII.- Premature Birth and Debility | 22 | 20 | 42 | 42 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 42 | .. | .. | .. | 42 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
21 | XIV.— Atrophy | 14 | 5 | 19 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | .. | .. | .. | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
43 | XV.— Old Age | 10 | 31 | 41 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | .. |
1 | XVI.- Sudden | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
21 | XVII.— Violence, Privation, &c. | 12 | 19 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 17 | .. | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 3 | .. |
9 | XVIII.— Not Specified | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. |
120 | I. Small Pox | 13 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 7 | l | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | 15 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. |
58 | Measles | 5 | 3 | 8 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
29 | Scarlatina | 8 | 3 | 11 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
52 | Hooping Cough | 22 | 23 | 45 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 1 | .. | .. | 45 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
24 | Croup | 13 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 1 | .. | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Thrush | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
78 | Diarrhœa | 30 | 40 | 70 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 66 | .. | .. | .. | 66 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. |
.. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | Cholera | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Infantile „ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
19 | Typhus „ | 10 | 10 | 20 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. |
.. | Metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | Rheumatism | 4 | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. |
5 | Erysipelas | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | Pyæmia | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
20 | Syphilis | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | Diptheria | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | II. Hæemorrhage | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
11 | Dropsy | 3 | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. |
3 | Abscess | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | Ulcers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
12 | Cancer | 3 | 7 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 3 | .. |
3 | Gout | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
III | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
72 | Tabes Mesenterica | 24 | 30 | 54 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | .. | 51 | 3 | .. | .. | 51 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
144 | Phthisis | 65 | 63 | 128 | 7 | 3 | 5 | .. | 1 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 51 | 37 | 10 | .. |
4 | Spasmodic Croup | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
20 | Hydrocephalus | 13 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 16 | 4 | .. | .. | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | IV. Cephalitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
30 | Apoplexy | 15 | 9 | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
9 | Paralysis | 8 | 6 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
2 | Delirium Termens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | Epilepsy | 4 | 7 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. |
1 | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | Insanity | 5 | 6 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 2 | .. |
80 | Convulsions | 43 | 34 | 77 | 50 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 74 | 2 | .. | .. | 76 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
32 | Disease of Brain, &c. | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | I | 8 | 2 | 1 | .. | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. |