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—1873—4.
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TABLE No. 10.—DEATHS Registered in St. George the Martyr, Southwark, during the year ending April 3rd, 1875.
Deaths in the Year 1873—74. | 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 | ||
1256 | All Causes. | 647 | 640 | 1287 | 393 | 128 | 77 | 48 | 23 | 669 | 60 | 17 | 24 | 770 | 136 | 197 | 154 | 30 |
309 | 1. Zymotic | 129 | 143 | 272 | 101 | 52 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 216 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 248 | 6 | 10 | 8 | .. |
26 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 14 | 22 | 36 | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
187 | III. Tubercular | 116 | 99 | 206 | 45 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 80 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 102 | 56 | 42 | 6 | .. |
182 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 101 | 89 | 190 | 80 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 115 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 125 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 1 |
49 | V. Heart, &c. | 25 | 26 | 51 | I | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
290 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 157 | 138 | 295 | b4 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 131 | 10 | .. | 2 | 143 | 24 | 60 | 60 | 8 |
62 | VII. Digestive Organs | 29 | 37 | 66 | 20 | 8 | 1 | .. | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1 | .. | 34 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
8 | VIII. Kidneys, &c. | 8 | 7 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 7 | .. | .. |
12 | IX. Childbirth, &c. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 3 | .. |
3 | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | I | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | XI.—Skin, &c. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
4 | XII.-Malformation | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
28 | XIII.—Premature Birth and Debility | 19 | 15 | 34 | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34 | .. | .. | .. | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
30 | XIV.—Atrophy | 8 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 19 | .. | .. | .. | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
35 | XV.—Old Age | 13 | 28 | 41 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 17 |
5 | XVI.—Sudden | I | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
21 | XVII.—Violence, Privation, &c. | 20 | 17 | 37 | 23 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 1 | .. | 2 | 31 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. |
3 | XVIII.—Not Specified | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
1 | I. Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
25 | Measles | 14 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 1 | .. | 1 | 27 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | Scarlatina | 33 | 18 | 51 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 2 | .. | 51 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
63 | Whooping Cough | 21 | 33 | 54 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 1 | .. | .. | 54 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
14 | Croup | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | .. | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | Thrush | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
108 | Diarrhœa | 30 | 42 | 72 | 47 | 10 | 6 | .. | .. | 63 | 2 | .. | .. | 65 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. |
.. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Cholera | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Remittent Fever | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Infantile | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
13 | Typhus „ | 9 | 9 | 18 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .. |
.. | Metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | Rheumatism | 4 | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. |
10 | Erysipelas | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. |
1 | Pyæmia | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | Syphilis | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | Diphtheria | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | II. Hæmorrhage | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 |
6 | Dropsy | 5 | 6 | 11 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 4 | .. |
3 | Abscess | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Ulcers | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Mortification | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. |
11 | Cancer | 4 | 7 | 11 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .. |
.. | Gout | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | III. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
38 | Tabes Mesenterica | 34 | 28 | 62 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 4 | .. | 56 | 6 | .. | .. | 62 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
129 | Phthisis | 75 | 56 | 131 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 56 | 42 | 6 | .. |
5 | Spasmodic Croup | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .... | .. | .. |
14 | Hydrocephalus | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | IV. Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
37 | Apoplexy | 9 | 13 | 22 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
11 | Paralysis | 7 | 8 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .. |
4 | Delirium Tremens | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | Epilepsy | 4 | 5 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. |
.. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | Insanity | 7 | 6 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 3 | .. |
87 | Convulsions | 56 | 38 | 94 | 71 | 15 | 3 | 2 | l | 92 | .. | .. | .. | 92 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
31 | Disease of Brain, &c., | 18 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. |