Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health-1892.
Table I.—(Continued.)
Corrected Return of Cause of Death in the Registration Sub-District,
during the 52 Weeks ending December 31st, 1892.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Borough
Road.
London
Road.
Kent
Road.
Brought forward
418
588
440
VIII. —Deaths from III-defined and not
Specified Causes.
Dropsy
2
1
...
Debility, Atrophy, Inanition
12
18
14
Mortification
1
...
...
Tumour
1
1
...
Abscess
...
2
...
Hæmorrhage
...
...
...
Sudden Death (cause not ascertained)
...
...
...
Found Dead (cause not stated)
...
...
...
Other Causes not Specified or Ill-defined
12
16
15
Totals
436
625
469
Table II.
Summary of Corrected Return of Cause of Death.
Cause of Death.
Total.
I.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases:—
1. Miasmatic Diseases
153
2. Diarrhœal Diseases
47
5. Venereal Diseases
12
6. Septic Diseases
6
II.—Parasitic Diseases
2
III.—Dietic Diseases
14
IV—Constitutional Diseases
368
V.—Developmental Diseases
71
VI.—Local Diseases:—
1. Diseases of Nervous System
75
2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense
1
3. Diseases of Circulatory System
130
4. Diseases of Respiratory System
385
5. Diseases of Digestive System
106
8. Diseases of Urinary System
16
9. Diseases of Reproductive System:-
Parturition
9
10. Diseases of Locomotive System
6
VII.— Violence:-
Accident, Negligence, &c.
20
VIII.—Deaths from ill-defined and not specified causes
109
Total
1,530