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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
Rotherhithe 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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| Sex. | Age. | Cause of Death |
|---|---|---|
| M. | 60 yrs. | Myscœdema. |
| M. | 73 „ | Senile decay. |
| M. | 76„ | Cancer. |
| M. | 78 „ | Cerebral softening. |
| F. | 74 „ | Bronchitis. |
| M. | 73 „ | Phthisis. |
| M. | 72 „ | Heart disease. |
| M. | 52 „ | Brain. |
| M. | 66 „ | Phthisis. |
| M. | 87 „ | Bronchitis. |
| M. | 68 „ | Cystitis. |
| M. | 66 „ | Phthisis. |
| M. | 74 „ | Heart Disease. |
| M. | 66 „ | Phthisis. |
| M. | 70 „ | Bronchitis. |
| M. | 65 „ | Cancer. |
| M. | 72 „ | Aneurism. |
| M. | 69 „ | Cancer. |
Appended is a list of the various causes of death:—
I. Zymotic Diseases.
(a.) Measles.—In St. Saviour the deaths of five males and ten
females were registered, and in Christchurch those of
eleven males and two females.
(b.) Scarlet Fever.—One male and one female death were