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Rotherhithe 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]

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Table: And in addition in outlying institutions patients from common lodging houses died as follows:—

And in addition in outlying institutions patients from common lodging houses died as follows:—

Address.Sex.Age.Cause of Death.
86, Gravel LaneM.56 yrs.Nephritis.
„F.1 „Marasmus.
„M.47 „Van accident.
3, Stamford StreetM.65 „Cancer.
„ „M.73 „Gastric Ulcer.
21, „ „M.41 „Phthisis.
„M.68 „Phthisis.
57, George StreetM.56 „Tram accident.
75, Blackfriars RoadM.40 „Phthisis.
„ „M.27 „Phthisis.
77, „ „M.65 „Phthisis.
80, „ „M.40 „Cirrhosis of liver.
67, Union StreetM.48 „Phthisis.

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The following is a general classification of the causes of
death in the district in the form of a percentage of deaths from
various classes of disease to the total deaths:—
Zymotic diseases 14.50
Dietetic 84
Constitutional diseases 24.11
Developmental „ 10 46
Local—
Nervous system 9.10
Circulatory „ 7.59
Respiratory „ 20.41
Digestive „ 5.73
Glandular „ .17
Integumentary „ .17
Urinary „ l.86
Bones and joints .17
Organs of Special sense .17
Violent deaths 4.38
Ill-defined .34

Table: These cases were as follows:—

These cases were as follows:—

Sex.Age.Cause of Death.
M.66 yrs.Phthisis.
M.75 „Cerebral sclerosis.
M.27 „Epilepsy.
F.47 „Phthisis.
M.88 „Albuminuria.
F.72 „Bronchitis.
M.71 „Peritonitis.
M.66 „Phthisis.
M.75 „Senile decay.
M.52 „Cancer.
M.63 „Heart disease.
M.62 „Phthisis.
M.79„Cerebral sclerosis.