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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
Southwark 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Other Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 61 | 62 | 40 | 7 | 129 | 128 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 31 | 18 | 24 | 36 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 8 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 15 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 34 | 62 | 117 | 83 | 14 | 185 | 157 | 34 | 31 | 39 | 32 | 31 | 36 | 47 | 26 | 31 | 16 | 19 |
| Broncho Pneumonia | 40 | 35 | 11 | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 50 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 14 | lb | 15 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Pneumonia (Lobar) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 12 | 11 | 5 | ... | ... | 22 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Diarrhæa and Enteritis | 40 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 28 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ||||||||||||
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 7 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | ... | 1 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Acute Nephritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Chronic Bright's Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 53 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
| Other Diseases of GenitoUrinary System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ... | 15 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Causes incident to Child birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 75 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41 | 34 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Debility, Atrophy (Congenital | 53 | 3 | 5 | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 32 | 83 | 29 | 71 | 78 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 6 |
| Suicide | ... | ... ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Burns and Scalds | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation in Bed | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Vehicles and Horses | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ... | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Other Deaths by Violence | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ... | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... |
| Other Specified Causes | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | ... | 41 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Ill-defined Causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 303 | 131 | 111 | 55 | 38 | 59 | 57 | 124 | 181 | 323 | 421 | 466 | 323 | 69 | 1501 | 1160 | 330 | 282 | 210 | 271 | 243 | 256 | 345 | 214 | 244 | 162 | 104 |
Nett Births in the year
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate
Illegitimate
Legitimate Infants
Illegitimate Infants
4,051
169
288
15