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

  • Johannesburg
Date:
[1911]
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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 White Population for the 12 Months ending 30th June, 1911. No. Causes of Death. All Ages. Under 1 year. 1—5 5—15 15-25 25-35 •r 5— 45 45-65 65 and years. «/ years. years. years. years. years. Up’wds I. II. 1 Small-pox 2 Measles 67 9 45 13 2 3 Scarlet Fever .. 22 — 10 11 ] 1 1 4 Epidemic Influenza 6 ■- — _ __ 1 2 2 1 1 5 Whooping Cough 9 7 2 — _ _ 2 6 Diphtheria .. .. .. .. 14 1 7 5 _ 1 _ 4 7 Membranous Croup 6 1 3 2 _ _ __ 3 8 Enteric Fever .. 25 — 2 _ 6 8 7 1 1 3 1 9 Cholera .. — — _ _ __ _ 10 Plague .. — — — — — -- _ _ _ _ _ 11 Diarrhoea and Dysentery 177 129 27 3 — 7 o O 6 2 12 15 12 Epidemic Zymotic Enteritis 8 7 1 — — — — — — 13 Enteritis 2 — — — — 1 1 __ __ 1 _ 14 Other continued Fevers — — — — — _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 Erysipelas 8 3 1 — 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 Puerperal Fever 12 -— — 2 5 5 — — 1 1 17 Other Septic Diseases 3 — — — 2 — 1 — — -- 18 Acute Rheumatism or Fever 9 — — 4 — 1 2 1 1 1 — 19 Intermittent Fever .. — — — — — — — — — -- — 20 Malarial Cachexia 5 — — — — — o O 2 1 — 21 Tuberculosis of Meninges o Jj 1 — 1 — — — — — — 22 Tuberculosis of Lungs 94 — 1 2 10 25 30 26 — 16 4 23 Other forms of Tuberculosis 13 2 1 1 ■— 3 5 1 -— 1 2 24 Alcoholism 3 — _ — — 1 2 — 2 — 25 Cancer .. 60 — ._ — 2 1 12 36 9 4 7 26 Premature Birth 73 73 _ — — — — — 1 7 5 27 Developmental Diseases 131 109 20 2 — -— — — 18 10 28 Old Age 28 — •— — — — -— 1 27 2 1 29 Meningitis 42 13 10 4 3 5 1 3 3 3 — 30 Other Diseases of Nervous System .. 42 —- 1 1 -— o O 7 15 15 7 5 31 Organic Diseases of Heart .. 153 3 2 11 4 18 16 67 32 23 13 32 Acute Bronchitis 26 16 6 1 -— — — 2 1 1 2 33 Chronic Bronchitis 21 -— — 1 1 •— -— 11 8 1 4 34 Pneumonia, Lobar or Croupous 131 24 20 2 4 23 28 23 7 19 11 35 Pneumonia, Broncho or Catarrhal .. 47 25 13 2 — 3 1 2 1 5 2 36 Rockdrill ditto, or Miners’ Phthisis.. 44 — — — — 6 24 13 1 2 1 1 37 Diseases of Stomach 8 1 -— — — — 2 3 2 38 Obstruction of Intestines 13 1 — -—■ — 1 1 10 2 4 39 Cirrhosis of Liver 7 — — — -- 2 1 4 1 Q 40 Nephritis or Bright’s Disease 37 O o ■ -— 3 6 5 10 8 3 3 41 Scurvy .. — — — — 1 42 Syphilis Tumours etc. Aflections of Female 2 1 — — ' 1 43 A O 1 2 3 4 6 44 45 46 47 Genital Organs Diseases of Parturition Accident or Negligence Suicide or Murder All other causes 15 20 105 41 87 3 11 8 5 9 6 3 1 12 6 rr ( 4 9 32 13 17 5 10 25 12 21 o 16 10 17 Z 3 £ 3 10 11 12 TOTALS. 1,618 443 185 _ 84 67 198 239 285 117 177 120 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. C, includes Newtown. Vrededorp, the Cemetery and the Locations, fi includes Teppes, Jeppes Extension, Belgravia, etc. , , 1 includes Doomfontein New Doorafontein, Bertrams, Lorentzville, Judith s Paail, Troyeville, Kensington Estate, Bezuidenhout Valley Township, and Fairview. District No. District No. District No. District No. District No. District No. Number of District. Hospi¬ tal. Non- R’sd’nt Un¬ known Total. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. 1 5 22 7 1 13 7 1 1 2 5 — — — 67 1 1 3 2 O 3 1 1 3 — 2 1 — 4 — — — 22 p, o 1 1 I 1 Z 1 1 3 _ — — 9 _ 4 — 1 3 — — i — — 1 — — — 14 _ - 1 — — — 1 — — — — — 1 — 6 2 3 — 2 4 1 — 2 — 1 2 — 4 — 25 15 25 21 20 15 1 15 6 3 3 16 — 10 — - 177 1 2 1 2 1 1 — — — — — — — — 8 — •— — — — — — — — — 1 — — “ 2 1 1 3 z z z 1 . _ _ 8 2 1 — 1 2 1 — 1 — — '— 2 1 — 1 — 12 q 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — — 1 1 — 2 -— O 9 K 2 13 11 — 1 9 1 5 A 5 3 4 2 3 3 1 1 15 — u 2 94 _ 2 1 1 1 1 — — 1 -- 1 — 2 — 13 1 _ _ — — — — — — — — — ~ -- — 3 7 5 2 7 5 — 4 1 1 1 6 — 10 — 60 5 7 6 10 9 1 9 — 1 2 9 — 2 — 97 6 21 12 16 11 5 9 o O 3 3 8 1 4 1 131 3 3 2 — 2 6 2 1 — — 5 — 1 — 28 2 7 3 4 4 — 5 1 1 1 8 — 3 — 42 5 5 4 5 2 2 1 -— — — 4 — 2 — 42 19 11 3 16 24 6 12 4 — 2 12 —- 8 — 153 1 3 8 3 3 1 — — — — 4 — — — 26 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 — — -- 1 -— 2 — 21 13 11 10 9 14 2 3 4 2 3 20 1 9 — 131 2 7 6 7 4 2 5 1 1 1 4 — 1 1 > 47 6 10 — 3 3 — 1 3 4 6 1 1 4 — 44 1 1 — 1 1 1 1 — — — — — — — 8 2 — — — 1 — 1 — -- — 1 -- 2 — 13 1 2 — — 2 — — — 1 — 1 — — — 7 2 3 o — 5 8 = 4 ' 3 T 6 — 37 o z 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 u 15 — 3 — 1 2 1 2 — 1 2 — 3 — 20 10 4 7 8 6 2 5 10 7 10 9 -— 14 — 105 3 — — 2 6 1 — 1 1 4 3 1 3 1 41 10 8 4 9 7 3 2 4 “ 8 1 11 2 87 141 170 120 162 158 60 99 47 | 3, 45 150 7 125 5 i 1,618 District No. 8 includes Berea, Yeoville, Bellevue, Bellevue East, and North-Eastern suburban portion. District No. 9 includes Auckland Park, Richmond, Melville, Newlands, New Clare and North- Western suburban portion. District No. 10 includes Paarls PIoop and Mines from Robinson westwards to boundary. District No. 11 includes Central Mines (from Ferreira to City and Suburban). District No. 12 includes Prospect Town, Denver, and the Mines from Meyer and Charlton to Eastern, boundary. District No. 13 includes Ophirton, Booysens. Turffontein, Rosettenville, etc. (Southern suburban
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