London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| Disease. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of 1 Deaths under 1 year. | Percentage Deaths to total Deaths under 1 year. | Number of Deaths under 1 year. | Percentage Deaths to total Deaths under 1 year. | Number of Deaths under 1 year. | Percentage Deaths to total Deaths under 1 year. | Number of Deaths un^er 1 year | Percentage Deaths to total Deaths under 1 year. | Number of Deaths under 1 year. | Percentage Deaths to total deaths under 1 year. | Number of Deaths under 1 year. | Percentage Deaths to total Deaths under 1 year. | Number of Deaths under 1 year. | Percentage Deaths to total Deaths under 1 year. | |
| Common Infectious Diseases | 3.0 | 29 | 6.6 | 23 | 6.8 | 17 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 25 | 7.9 | 13 | 5.0 | ||
| Diarrhœal Diseases | 60 | 18.3 | 122 | 27.7 | 59 | 17.5 | 123 | 31.5 | 41 | 12.6 | 49 | 15.6 | 32 | 12.2 |
| Wasting Diseases | 124 | 37.8 | 151 | 34.3 | 139 | 41.1 | 147 | 37.6 | 162 | 49.8 | 140 | 44.4 | 137 | 52.3 |
| Tuberculous Diseases | 14 | 4.3 | 14 | 3.2 | 10 | 3.0 | 14 | 3.6 | 9 | 2.8 | 13 | 4.1 | 7 | 2.7 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 53 | 16.2 | 64 | 14.5 | 43 | 12.7 | 46 | 11.8 | 50 | 15.4 | 47 | 14.9 | 35 | 13.4 |
| Diseases classified under other headings | 67 | 20.4 | 60 | 13.6 | 64 | 18.9 | 44 | 11.3 | 43 | 13.2 | 41 | 13.0 | 38 | 14.5 |
| Total | 329 | 100.0 | 440 | 100.0 | 338 | 100.0 | 391 | 325 | 315 | 262 | ||||
Note.—For detailed list oj these diseases see Table V. of the Local
Government Hoard Tables (page 104).