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Southwark 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 9a—
| Causes of Death. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abortion, Miscarriage | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Puerperal Mania | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Convulsions | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Placenta Prævia, Flooding | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Puerperal Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other and Undefined Accidents of Childbirth | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | 3 | 5 | 4 | ... | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Other and Undefined Diseases of Organs of Locomotion | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Ulcer, Bedsore | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Eczema | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Pemphigus | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other and Undefined Diseases of Integumentary System | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Deaths from External causes (total) | 122 | 119 | 149 | 144 | 124 | 123 | 128 | 110 | 129 | ... |
| By Accident or negligence | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| On Railways | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| By Vehicular Traffic | 13 | 21 | 32 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 21 |
| ,, Machinery | a | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| In Building operations | l | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 13 |
| ,, Conflagrations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| By Burns, Scalds, Explosions | 17 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 7 |
| ,, Weapons and Implements | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| ,, Poisons or Poisonous Vapours | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Surgical Narcosis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Corrosion by Chemicals | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| By Drowning | 8 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 |
| ,, Suffocation (overlaid in bed) | 28 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
| ,, ,, otherwise | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Falls, not specified | 39 | 38 | 41 | 34 | 48 | 38 | 38 | 33 | 27 | 18 |
| Neglect at Birth | ... | 5 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Personal neglect | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| By Weather Agencies | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Otherwise and not stated | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Electric Shock | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Homicide | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Execution | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Suicide, in all forms (total) | 26 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 9 | ... |
| By Poison | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| ,, Asphyxia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| „ Hanging and Strangulation | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| „ Drowning | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| ,, Wounds—Shooting | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| other weapons | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| ,, Other methods | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Ill-defined and Not Specified Causes | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate 348
Illegitimate 28
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants 36
Illegitimate Infants 3