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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lewisham 1902
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham and report of the Public Analyst for the year 1902
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Table D.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1902. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all Ages). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Lee Division. | Lewisham Division. | Sydenham & Forest Hill Division. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Small-pox | 12 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | 11 | — | — | |
| Measles | 27 | 4 | 22 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | |
| Scarlet fever | 17 | — | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | 4 | 69 | |
| Whooping-cough | 63 | 28 | 33 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 33 | 23 | 1 | |
| Diptheria and membranous croup | 44 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 18 | 17 | 68 | |
| Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Fever | Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric | 9 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |
| Other continued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Epidemic influenza | 30 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diarrhœa | 55 | 53 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 38 | 15 | 13 | |
| Enteritis | 35 | 28 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 6 | |
| Puerperal fever | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| Other septic diseases | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
| Phthisis | 142 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 96 | 5 | 18 | 80 | 44 | 39 | |
| Other tubercular diseases. | 60 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 7 | — | 9 | 26 | 25 | 18 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 127 | — | — | — | — | 79 | 48 | 19 | 61 | 47 | 25 | |
| Bronchitis | 125 | 17 | 11 | 1 | — | 31 | 65 | 15 | 68 | 42 | 38 | |
| Pneumonia | 117 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 73 | 31 | 20 | |
| Pleurisy | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 28 | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 8 | |
| Venereal diseases | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | |
| Premature birth | 78 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 46 | 27 | 2 | |
| Diseases and accidents ol parturition. | 9 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 7 | _2 | 2 | |
| Heart diseases | 224 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 95 | 102 | 24 | 117 | 83 | 69 | |
| Accidents | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 9 | |
| Suicides | 12 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | |
| All other causes | 499 | 124 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 114 | 191 | 69 | 266 | 164 | 137 | |
| All causes | 1818 | 428 | 200 | 86 | 86 | 547 | 471 | 220 | 992 | 606 | 568 | |