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Southwark 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 7.
DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.
The deaths of Infants under one year of age to 1,000 births were 59
during the year 1936.
TABLE 5.
Deaths belonging to the Sanitary Area, with the Causes of Death at
all Ages during 1936.
| 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 | 1993 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 2. Measles | 23 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Diphtheria | 9 | — | — | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Influenza | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 126 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 9 |
| 11. Syphilis | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 |
| 12. Gen. Paralysis of Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | 309 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 87 | 108 | 57 | 152 |
| 14. Diabetes | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage etc. | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 22 |
| 16. Heart Disease | 549 | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 86 | 170 | 218 | 148 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 81 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 36 | 13 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 82 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 20 |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 161 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 52 |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 14 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 2 |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 5 | — | 19 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. | 22 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 23 |
| 24. Appendicitis | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver | 5 | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | - |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | - |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 81 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 23 | 55 |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | 1 |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31. Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth, etc. | 49 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| 32. Senility | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| 33. Suicide | 17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 |
| 34. Other Violence | 62 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 52 |
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | 127 | 7 | — | 4 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 101 |
| 36. Causes (ill defined) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 1993 | 134 | 29 | 40 | 31 | 57 | 74 | 92 | 205 | 354 | 488 | 489 | 765 |
The average Infantile death rate for the last thirty years is 92.