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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 7.
| Causes of Death. | All Ages | AGES. | Localities of Deaths. | Institutions. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | St. Mary. | St. Paul. | St. Peter. | St. John. | Trinity. | All Saints. | St. Michael. | St. Jude | St. George. | Christchurch. | St. Saviour. | |||
| All Causes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Enteric Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (2) Small Pox | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (3) Measles | 72 | 15 | 37 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| (4) Scarlet Fever | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (5) Whooping Cough | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
| (6) Diphtheria | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| (7) Influenza | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| i(8) Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| (9) Meningococcal Meningitis | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | —- | 7 |
| (10) Tuberculosis (Respy System) | 194 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 68 | 71 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 21 | |
| (11) Other Tubercular Diseases | 36 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
| (12) Cancer | 252 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 135 | 71 | 29 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 102 |
| (13) Rheumatic Fever | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 |
| (14) Diabetes | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6 |
| (15) Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 28 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 40 |
| (16) Heart Disease | 437 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 123 | 126 | 129 | 59 | 51 | 29 | 49 | 42 | 35 | 57 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 114 |
| (17) Arterio Sclerosis | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 27 | 51 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| (18) Bronchitis | 133 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 42 | 30 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 63 |
| (19) Pneumonia (all forms) | 191 | 43 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 106 |
| (20) Other Respiratory Diseases | 27 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 |
| (21) Ulcer of Stomach & Duodenum | 27 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 19 |
| (22) Diarrhæa | 31 | 26 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | |||
| (23) Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | ||
| (24) Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| (25) Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 97 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 34 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 60 |
| (26) Puerperal Sepsis | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| (27) Other Accidents | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| (28) Congenital Deb., &c. (Prem. Birth) | 90 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 42 |
| (29) Suicide | 22 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| (30) Other Deaths from Violence | 84 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 71 |
| (31) Other Defined Diseases | 298 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 76 | 61 | 68 | 55 | 26 | 24 | 34 | 26 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 138 |
| (32) Ill-defined Causes | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 2310 | 243 | 93 | 59 | 65 | 96 | 246 | 647 | 460 | 401 | 305 | 223 | 166 | 252 | 212 | 243 | 292 | 181 | 205 | 132 | 99 | 932 |
Nett Births in the year ...
Legitimate ... ... ... 3,312
Illegitimate ... ... 164
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants ... 225
Illegitimate Infants ... 18