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, Borough of]
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Causes of Death. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. |
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Abortion, Miscarriage | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Puerperal Mania | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Puerperal Convulsions | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
Placenta Prævia, Flooding | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Puerperal Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other and Undefined Accidents of Childbirth | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 3 |
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | 5 | 4 | ... | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Other and Undefined Diseases of Organs of Locomotion | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ulcer, Bedsore | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Eczema | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
Pemphigus | 2 | 6 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Other and Undefined Diseases of Integumentary System | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Deaths from External causes (total) | 119 | 149 | 144 | 124 | 123 | 128 | 110 | 129 | 84 | 91 |
By Accident or negligence | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
On Railways | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
By Vehicular Traffic | 21 | 32 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 27 |
„ Machinery | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
In Building operations | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 13 | ... |
„ Conflagrations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
By Burns, Scalds, Explosions | 12 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 13 |
„ Weapons and Implements | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 |
„ Poisons or Poisonous Vapours | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Surgical Narcosis | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |
Corrosion by Chemicals | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
By Drowning | 8 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
„ Suffocation (overlaid in bed) | 20 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
„ „ otherwise | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ... |
Falls, not specified | 38 | 41 | 34 | 48 | 38 | 38 | 33 | 27 | 18 | 21 |
Neglect at Birth | 5 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Personal neglect | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
By Weather Agencies | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
Otherwise and not stated | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Electric Shock | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
Homicide | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Execution | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
Suicide, in all forms (total) | 27 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
By Poison | 13 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 |
„ Asphyxia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
„ Hanging and Strangulation | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
„ Drowning | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
„ Wounds—Shooting | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
„ „ other weapons | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
„ Other methods | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Ill-defined and Not Specified Causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |