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St George (Southwark) 1897

[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: T able I.— (Continued).Corrected Return of Cause of Death in the Registration Sub-Districts during the'52 Weeks ending January 1st, 1898.

T able I.— (Continued).

Corrected Return of Cause of Death in the Registration Sub-Districts during the'52 Weeks ending January 1st, 1898.

CAUSE OF DEATH.Borough Road.London Road.Kent Road.
Brought forward445404529
VIII.— Deaths from 111 defined and not Specified Causes.
Dropsy.....1
Debility, Atrophy, Inanition111717
Mortification.........
Tumour...1...
Abscess......1
Hæmorrhage.........
Sudden Death (cause not ascertained).........
Found Dead (cause not stated).........
Other Causes not Specified or Ill-defined.........
Totals456422548

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 Diseases155
2. Diarrhoeal Diseases111
5. Venereal Diseases7
6 Septic Diseases5
II.--Parasitic Diseases1
III.--Dietic Diseases11
IV.-Constitutional Diseases289
V.—Developmental Diseases68
VI.--Local Diseases :—
1. Diseases of Nervous System121
2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense8
3. Diseases of Circulatory System111
4. Diseases of Respiratory System314
5. Diseases of Digestive System65
6. Lymphatic System1
7. Diseases of Urinary System41
8. Diseases of Reproductive System:——
(a) Diseases of Organs of Generation6
(b) Diseases of Partuition1
9. Diseases of Locomotive System2
10. Integumentary System3
VII.—Violence:—
Suicide, Accident, Negligence, Homicide58
VIII.—Deaths from ill-defined and not specified causes48
Total1426