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Southwark 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 5.
Deaths belonging to the Sanitary Area, with the Causes of Death at
all Ages during 1934.
| 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 | 2160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Measles | 65 | 11 | 29 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Diphtheria | 21 | — | 2 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 6. Influenza | 24 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 142 | — | — | — | 8 | 21 | 36 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 18 |
| 11. Syphilis | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| 12. Gen. Paralysis of Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | 269 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 14 | 48 | 87 | 72 | 40 | 156 |
| 14. Diabetes | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage etc. | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 21 | 30 |
| 16. Heart Disease | 582 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 92 | 174 | 244 | 223 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | — | 9 |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 28 | 22 | 36 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 71 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 46 |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 195 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 100 |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. | 40 | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 41 |
| 24. Appendicitis | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 35 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 83 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 73 |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth, etc. | 62 | 60 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 |
| 32. Senility | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 33. Suicide | 23 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 34. Other Violence | 63 | 3 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 50 |
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | 152 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 136 |
| 36. Small-pox | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 2160 | 184 | 67 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 86 | 108 | 229 | 378 | 482 | 453 | 1033 |