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St George (Southwark) 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]

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Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.
Table I.—(Continued).
Corrected Return of Cause of Death in the Registration Sub-Districts
during the 52 Weeks ending December 31st, 1898.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Borough
ro ad.
..
London
Road.
Kent
Road.
Brought forward
439
443
550
VIII.— Deaths from Ill-defined and not
Specified Causes.
Dropsy
...
...
...
Debility, Atrophy, Inanition
8
13
13
Mortification
...
...
Tumour
...
...
...
Abscess
1
...
1
Hæmorrhage
...
...
...
Sudden Death (cause not ascertained)
...
...
...
Found Dead (cause not stated)
1
...
...
Other Causes not Specified or Ill-defined
...
...
...
Totals
449
456
564
TABLE II.
Summary of Return of Cause of Death (Corrected).
Cause of Death.
Total.
I.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases:—
1. Miasmatic Diseases
152
2. Diarrhœl Diseases
100
5. Venereal Diseases
6
6 Septic Diseases
9
II.—Parasitic Diseases
2
III.—Dietic Diseases
5
IV.—Constitutional Diseases
333
V.—Developmental Diseases
69
VI.—Local Diseases:—
1. Diseases of Nervous System
115
2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense
3
3. Diseases of Circulatory System
96
4. Diseases of Respiratory System
297
5. Diseases of Digestive System
88
6. Lymphatic System
2
7. Diseases of Urinary System
58
8. Diseases of Reproductive System:—
(a) Diseases of Organs of Generation
3
(b) Diseases of Partuition
3
9. Diseases of Locomotive System
2
10. Integumentary System
3
VII.—Violence:—
Suicide, Accident, Negligence, Homicide
86
VIII.—Deaths from ill-defined and not specified causes
37
Total
1469