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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bermondsey 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bermondsey, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Table IV.— Causes or and Ages at Deaths during the year 1917.
| Causes of Death | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents " whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths whether of " Residents or " Nonresidents" in Public In stitutions in the District | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||
| All Causes | Certified | 1,960 | 364 | 128 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 238 | 453 | 523 | ... | |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Enteric Fever | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | 72 | 18 | 36 | 17 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping Cough | 32 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ||
| Diphtheria and Croup | 18 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Influenza | 16 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tubercu | ||||||||||||
| losis) | 208 | 2 | 1 5 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 79 | 63 | 10 | 88 | ||
| Tuberculosis Meningitis | 41 | 8 | ! 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 35 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ... | 4 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 152 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 17 | 84 | 50 | 100 | |||
| Rheumatic Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |||
| Meningitis | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Organic Heart Disease | 208 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 14 | 16 | 64 | 106 | no | ||
| Bronchitis | 276 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 67 | 154 | 149 | |||
| Pneumonia | 207 | 65 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 24 | 23 | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 24 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 39 | ||
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 89 | 60 | 17 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | ||
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis, | 9 | ... | ... | 2 ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | |||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ||
| Alcoholism | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Nephritis and Bright* Disease | 41 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 15 | 16 | 18 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Other Accidents and Diseases of | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Pregnancy and Parturition | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Congenital Debility and Malfor. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| mation, including Premature Birth | 102 | 93 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 | |||
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 71 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 15 | ... | 19 | |||
| Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Defined Diseases | 387 | 36 | 10 | ... 7 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 99 | 181 | |||
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ||
| All Causes | 2,032 | 153 | 103 | 85 0 | 96 | 29 | 468 | 563 | 840 | |||