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Southwark 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 9.
Deaths belonging to the Sanitary Area, with the Causes of Death at
all Ages during 1932.
| 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 | 2219 | 197 | 55 | 44 | 53 | 96 | 88 | 135 | 222 | 343 | 517 | 469 | - | |
| 1. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2. | Measles | 53 | 9 | 26 | 15 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3. | Scarlet Fever | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4. | Whooping Cough | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 5. | Diphtheria | 14 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. | Influenza | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| 7. | Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | — | —- | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — |
| 8. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| 9. | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 171 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 33 | 35 | 26 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 10. | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | l | — | — | 17 |
| 11. | Syphilis | 16 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12. | Gen. Paralysis of Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 25 | - | - | — | - | 1 | - | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | — | — |
| 13. | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 263 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 73 | 88 | 41 | 132 |
| 14. | Diabetes | 21 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 15. | Cerebral Haemorrhage etc. | 64 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 28 |
| 16. | Heart Disease | 583 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 37 | 86 | 197 | 223 | 173 |
| 17. | Aneurysm | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 18. | Other Circulatory Diseases | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 25 |
| 19. | Bronchitis | 67 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 26 |
| 20. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 169 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 33 | 20 | 67 |
| 21. | Other Respiratory Diseases | 17 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 22. | Peptic Ulcer | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 28 |
| 23. | Diarrhoea, etc. | 40 | 32 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 24. | Appendicitis | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 11 |
| 25. | Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 |
| 26. | Other Diseases of Liver | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 |
| 27. | Other Digestive Diseases | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 28. | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 100 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 61 |
| 29. | Puerperal Sepsis | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 30. | Other Puerperal Causes | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 31. | Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth, etc. | 78 | 75 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56 |
| 32. | Senility | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 27 | 1 |
| 33. | Suicide | 28 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | - | 8 | 10 | 4 | — | 8 |
| 34. | Other Violence | 64 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 42 |
| 35. | Other Defined Diseases | 160 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 28 | 139 |
| 36. | Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 2219 | 197 | 55 | 44 | 53 | 96 | 88 | 135 | 222 | 343 | 517 | 469 | 918 | |