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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 Classes. | Lee Division. | Lewisham Division. | Sydenham and Forest Hill Division | Whole Borough | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1St Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Whole Year. | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Whole Year | 1St Qr- | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Whole Year | 1St Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Whole Year | ||
| I. | Infective | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 62 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 99 |
| II. | Tuberculous | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 16 | 25 | 94 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 43 | 55 | 26 | 37 | 161 |
| III. | Malignant | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 74 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 50 | 38 | 36 | 43 | 34 | 151 |
| IV. | Nervous | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 65 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 17 | 32 | 26 | 110 |
| V. | Heart & Blood Vessels | 15 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 26 | 38 | 154 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 91 | 89 | 70 | 52 | 75 | 286 |
| VI. | Respiratory | 21 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 64 | 23 | 20 | 41 | 154 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 94 | 127 | 57 | 32 | 73 | 289 |
| VII. | Digestive | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 2-2 | 20 | 81 | 14 | 9 | .7 | 20 | 50 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 44 | 143 |
| VIII. | Urinary | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 68 |
| IX. | Generative Organs | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| X. | General | 20 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 48 | 32 | 27 | 42 | 149 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 97 | 90 | 67 | 58 | 75 | 290 |
| XI. | Accidents | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 45 |
| XII. | Violence | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 |