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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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Parish of St George the Martyr, Southwark.

Table: Table I. —(Continued).Corrected Return of Cause of Death in the Registration Sub-Districts during the 53 Weeks ending January 2nd, 1897.

Table I. —(Continued).

Corrected Return of Cause of Death in the Registration Sub-Districts during the 53 Weeks ending January 2nd, 1897.

CAUSE OF DEATH.Borough Road.London Road.Kent Road.
Brought forward471448384
VIII. —Deaths fromIll-defined and not Specified Causes.
Dropsy1......
Debility, Atrophy, Inanition10612
Mortification.........
Tumour.........
Abscess.........
Hæmorrhage.........
Sudden Death (cause not ascertained).........
Found Dead (cause not stated).........
Other Causes not Specified or Ill-defined.........
Totals482454396

Table: TABLE II.Summary of Return of Cause of Death (Corrected.)

TABLE II.

Summary of Return of Cause of Death (Corrected.)

Cause of Death.Total.
I.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases:-
1. Miasmatic Diseases251
2. Diarrhœcal Diseases64
5. Venereal Diseases3
6. Septic Diseases18
II.—Parasitic Diseases—
III.—Dietic Diseases10
IV.—Constitutional Diseases288
V.—Developmental Diseases57
VI.—Local Diseases:—
1. Diseases of Nervous System99
2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense—
3. Diseases of Circulatory System51
4. Diseases of Respiratory System334
5. Diseases of Digestive System66
8. Diseases of Urinary System4
9. Diseases of Reproductive System:—
Parturition10
10. Diseases of Locomotive System4
VII.—Violence :—
Suicide, Accident, Negligence, &c.43
VIII.—Deaths from ill-defined and not specified causes30
Total1332