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Southwark 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 8.
Deaths belonging to the Sanitary Area, with the Causes of Death at
all Ages during 1931.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | Institutions. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | 0. | 1. | 2. | 5. | 15. | 25. | 35. | 45. | 55. | 65. | 75. | ||
| All causes | 2428 | 179 | 44 | 30 | 69 | 123 | 88 | 137 | 278 | 416 | 574 | 490 | — |
| 1. Enteric Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Measles | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 5. Diphtheria | 8 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 6. Influenza | 35 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 |
| 9. Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 208 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 30 | 41 | 44 | 13 | — | 16 |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | _ | 15 |
| 11. Syphilis | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 12. Gen. Paralysis of Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 13 . Cancer, Malignant Disease | 290 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 10 | 18 | 51 | 78 | 90 | 40 | 122 |
| 14. Diabetes | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 11 | 12 |
| 16. Heart Disease | 676 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 94 | 223 | 259 | 222 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 41 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 124 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 43 | 21 |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 204 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 15 | 69 |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 20 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 27 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. | 18 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 10 | _ | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 41 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | — |
| 28. Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 119 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 64 |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 31. Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth, etc. | 82 | 79 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 |
| 32. Senility | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | — |
| 33. Suicide | 17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 |
| 34. Other Violence | 90 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 54 |
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | 166 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 20 | — |
| 36. Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 164 |
| Totals | 2428 | 179 | 44 | 30 | 69 | 123 | 88 | 137 | 278 | 416 | 574 | 490 | 920 |