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St George (Southwark) 1896
[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.—1896. 67
Table I.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | borough Road | london road | Kent Road. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.—Miasmatic Diseases. | |||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 27 | 20 | 28 |
| Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| Whooping-Cough | 24 | 16 | 15 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Simple Continued and Ill-defined Fever | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Other Miasmatic Diseases | ... | ... | ... |
| 2.—Diarrheal Diseases. | |||
| Simple Cholera | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhæa, Dysentery | 26 | 20 | 18 |
| 3.—Malarial Diseases. | |||
| ... | ... | ... | |
| 4.—Zoogenous Diseases. | |||
| Cowpox and effects of Vaccination | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases (e.g., Hydrophobia, Glanders, and Splenic Fever | ... | ... | ... |
| 5.—Venereal Diseases. | |||
| Syphilis | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Gonorrhæa, Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | |
| 6.—Septic Diseases. | |||
| Erysipelas | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Pyæmia, Septicæmia | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... |
| Thrush | ... | ... | ... |
| Hydatids and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... |
| Starvation and Want of Breast Milk | ... | ... | ... |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatism of the Heart. | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Rheumatism | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Gout | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Rickets | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 19 | 8 | 4 |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Phthisis | 30 | 22 | 25 |
| Other Tubercular and Scrofulous Diseases | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | 17 | 6 | 17 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | 10 | 9 | ... |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Carried forward | 226 | 147 | 155 |
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