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. | All Ages. | AGES. | Localities of Deaths. | Institutions. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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. | Christ-church- | St. Saviour. | |||
All Causes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
(2) Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
(3) Measles | 16 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
(4) Scarlet Fever | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
(5) Whooping Cough | 49 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ... |
(6) Diphtheria | 22 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
(7) Influenza | 135 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 53 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 14. | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
(8) Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
(9) Meningococcal Meningitis | 10 | 4 | 1 | d | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ... | 1 | 12 | ||||||||
(10) Tuberculosis (Respiratory System) | 232 | 9. | 2 | SO | 86 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 18 | |||
(11) Other Tubercular Diseases | 31 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ... | 30 |
(12) Cancer | 254 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 121 | 84 | 19 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 22 | 26 | 38 | 31 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 130 |
(13) Rheumatic Fever | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
(14) Diabetes | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 410 |
(15) Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 71 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 18 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 32 |
(16) Heart Disease | 659 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 12 | 37 | 166 | 192 | 245 | 84 | 73 | 53 | 73 | 61 | 70 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 43 | 24 | 162 |
(17) Arterio Sclerosis | 41 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
(18) Bronchitis | 189 | 9 | 4 | ... | 1 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 59 | 51 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 117 |
(19) Pneumonia (all forms) | 274 | 55 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 74 | 35 | 27 | 39 | 30 | 19 | 29 | 15 | 31 | 37 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 136 |
(20) Other Respiratory Diseases | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | 6 |
(21) Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33 |
(22) Diarrhæa | 41 | 29 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | l | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 |
(23) Appendicitis and Tvnhlitis | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 10 |
(24) Cirrhosis of Liver | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
(25) Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 123 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 38 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 74 |
(26) Puerperal Sepsis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
(27) Other Accidents | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
(28) Congenital Debihtv,etc (prem birth) | 92 | 90 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 67 |
(29) Suicide | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 9 |
(30) Other Deaths from Violence | 104 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 69 |
(31) Other Defined Diseases | 297 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 27 | 94 | 55 | 48 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 37 | 27 | 35 | 44 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 145 |
(32) Ill-defined Causes | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Totals | 2785 | 263 | 102 | 65 | 62 | 115 | 288 | 810 | 583 | 497 | 357 | 295 | 206 | 1 317 | 235 | 287 | 337 | 242 | 246 | 136 | 127 | 1135 |
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate 3,100
Illegitimate 136
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants 243
Illegitimate Infants 0