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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 1909
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham and report of the Public Analyst for the year 1909
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Table IV.
| Cuses of Death. 1 | Deaths in or | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths in or be lo nqing to whole | belonging | |||||||||||
| District at subjoined Ages. | to Localities | |||||||||||
| (at all Ages). | ||||||||||||
| All Ages | Under I year. | I 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. | |||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Small-Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | 7 | - | 7 | — | — | - | — | 1 | 6 | - | 7 | |
| Scarlet fever | 16 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 40 | |
| Whooping-cough | 20 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 2 | 3 | |
| Diphtheria and membranous croup | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - | - | - | 3 | 13 | 5 | 46 | |
| Croup | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Fever | Typhus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Other continued | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Epidemic influenza | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | - | |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | - | |
| Plague | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diarrhoea (all forms) | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 6 | 4 | |
| Enteritis and Gastro-Enteritis | 14 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 11 | 3 | 2 | |
| Gastritis | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | |
| Puerperal fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 125 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 94 | 5 | 14 | 75 | 36 | 51 | ||
| Other tubercular diseases | 36 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 10 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 151 | - | - | - | - | 84 | 67 | 27 | 74 | 50 | 36 | |
| Bronchitis | 161 | 14 | 6 | 3 | — | 34 | 104 | 19 | 87 | 55 | 57 | |
| Pneumonia | 100 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 15 | 58 | 27 | 22 | |
| Pleurisy | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 22 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | |
| Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of liver | 15 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
| Venereal diseases | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Premature birth | 58 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 37 | 17 | 5 | |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition. | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Heart diseases | 286 | 9 | — | 5 | 7 | 126 | 139 | 41 | 154 | 91 | 94 | |
| Accidents | 45 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 18 | |
| Suicides | 16 | - | - | — | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | |
| All other causes | 527 | 90 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 144 | 242 | 80 | 273 | 174 | 160 | |
| All causes | 1664 | 262 | 102 | 65 | 54 | 562 | 619 | 232 | 903 | 529 | 570 | |