Report of the Medical Officer of Health on the public health and sanitary circumstances of Johannesburg.

  • Johannesburg (South Africa)
Date:
[1909]
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Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health on the public health and sanitary circumstances of Johannesburg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    RETURN OF DEATHS among the S.A. COLOURED POPULATION for the YEAR ENDING 30th JUNE, 1908, N< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Causes of Death. Small-pox - Measles - - - Scarlet Fever - Epidemic Influenza Whooping Cough Diphtheria - Membranous Croup Enteric Fever - Cholera - - - Plague - Diarihoea and Dysentery - Epidemic Zymotic Enteritis Enteritis - Other continued fevers Erysipelas - Puerperal Fever Other Septic Diseases Acute Rheumatism or Fever Intermittent Fever Malarial Cachexia Tuberculosis of Meninges - Tuberculosis of Lungs Other Forms of Tuberculosis Alcoholism - Cancer - Premature Birth Developmental Diseases - Old Age Meningitis - Other Diseases of Nervous System - Organic Diseases of Heart Acute Bronchitis Chronic Bronchitis Pneumonia, Lobar or Croupous Pneumonia, Broncho or Catarrhal Rockdrill ditto, or Miners’ Phthisis - Diseases of Stomach Obstruction of Intestines - Cirrhosis of Liver Nephritis or Bright’s Disease Scurvy - Syphilis Tumours, etc., Affections of Female Genital Organs Diseases of Parturition Accident or Negligence - Suicide or Murder All other causes TOTALS All A ues. Under 1 year. 1 1 15 5 4 1 1 102 132 2 1 7 9 12 6 303 56 3 12 31 49 4 211 11 79 31 14 720 20 16 1 11 13 24 21 38 1 2 210 27 101 2,314 2 3 35 1 31 44 4 17 13k 11 2 4 179 District No. 1 includes that portion of Johannesburg (farm Randjeslaagte), south of the Railway and north of Commissioner Street. 2 includes Braamfontein, Hospital Hill and Hillbrow. 3 includes Marshall’s Town and City and Suburban. 4 includes Ferreira’s, Fordsburg and Mayfair. 5 includes the Brickfields, Vrededorp, the Cemetery and the Locations. 7 includes Doornfontein, New Doornfontein, Bertrams, Lorentzville, Judith s Paarl, Iroyeville, Kensington Estate, Bezuidenhout Valley Township and Mornston. 1 1—5 years. 1 5—15 years. 15—25 ‘ years. 25—65 years. 65 and Number of District. Hospi¬ tal. Non- R’sd’nt Un¬ known. upw’ds. 1. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. 1 1 1 4 7 3 3 2 6 4 1 2 I 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 9 64 36 1 1 1 3 11 1 2 2 41 17 12 9 1 11 1 41 44 2 1 2 5 9 3 4 1 42 5 23 34 1 ] 5 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 2 2 1 3 6 1 1 2 1 4 4 8 3 6 3 2 4 1 4 1 1 1 131 170 3 2 4 14 15 9 3 1 1 131 14 32 58 23 2 23 31 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 13 3 4 20 3 3 1 1 1 1 11 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 3 5 9 2 5 1 2 3 4 7 1 5 9 6 2 6 8 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 111 93 4 2 2 1 45 24 35 94 ! 3 4 n 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 3 26 42 4 9 S-i 6 2 3 ) 2 3 2 11 2 14 13 10 9 1 1 3 2 i 1 8 2 11 1 3 10 1 1 1 1 5 3 2 15 5 300 386 1 5 7 6 13 1) 6 9 3 2 210 132 154 140 14 4 1 1 3 1 3 ri 1 3 2 5 1 16 7 1 2 6 1 1 3 8 1 1 2 4 2 1 9 fW 11 I ! 1 3 3 3 1 9 14 2 1 2 1 10 5 9 1 7 14 10 3 2 3 3 1 6 24 3 2 3 6 1 2 1 21 1 1 2 1 1 5 4 80 118 1 2 4 1 3 2 74 39 60 11 l 9 12 15 1 1 10 3 7 3 1 2 2 36 55 2 3 2 4 1 4 b 5 29 4 23 18 4 70 19 882 1,154 10 34 29 43 63 1 1( 19 46 5 20 679 276 421 470 2 106 Total. 1 15 5 4 1 1 102 132 7 2 1 7 9 12 6 303 56 3 12 31 49 4 211 11 79 31 14 720 20 16 1 11 13 24 21 38 1 2 210 27 101 2,314 District No. District No. District No. District No. District No. District No. District No. District No. District No, District No. District No, District No. 8idudes Berea, Yeoville, Bellevue, Bellevue East and North-Eastern suburban portion. 9;cludes Auckland Park, Richmond, Melville, Newlands, Claremont and North-Western suburban portion. 1 includes Paarls Hoop and Mines from Robinson westwards to boundary, lincludes Central Mines (from Ferreira to City and Suburban). 1 includes Prospect Town, Denver and the Mines from Meyer and Charlton to Eastern boundary.