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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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| Causes ok Death. | Deaths Whole Borough | Borough Divisions | Deaths in Public Institutions in the Borough. | Deaths of Residents outside the Borough | Deaths of Non-residents in the Borough | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 8 years | 5 and under 19 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 65 years | 65 years and over | Total all Ages | Lee | I Lewisham | Sydenham and Forest 1 Hill | |||||
| Class I.—Infective Diseases j | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| 1 Small-Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2 Measles | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | 7 | — | 5 | |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 28 | |
| 4 Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 Plague | — | - | ||||||||||||
| 6 Influenza | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 7 Whooping Cough | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | |
| 8 Diphtheria | 1 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 46 | — | 31 | |
| 9 Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
| 10 Epidemic Diarrhœa | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| 11 Epidemic Enteritis | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||||||
| 12 Dysentry | ||||||||||||||
| 13 Venereal Diseases | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 14 Puerperal Septicœmia Fev | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| 15 Infective Endocarditis | ||||||||||||||
| 16 Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 17 Septiccemia not Puerperal | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 18 Pyæmia | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Class III.— Malign- Class II.— ant Tuberculous Diseases Diseases | 19 Other Septic Diseases | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 20 Phthisis | — | 2 | 5 | 19 | 94 | 5 | 125 | 14 | 75 | 36 | 51 | 5 | 5 | |
| 21 Meningitis | 4 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 21 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
| 22 Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | |
| 23 Scrofula | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 24 Other Tuberculous Dis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | — | |
| 25 Cancer, Carcinoma | — | — | — | — | 71 | 50 | 121 | 23 | 58 | 40 | 28 | 17 | 3 | |
| 26 Sarcoma | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | C» | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| 27 Other Malignant Diseases | — | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| 28 Meningitis not Tuber | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Class IV.— Nervous Diseases | 29 Insanity (G. P. Insane) | — | — | — | — | 18 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 15 | — |
| 30 Epilepsy | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| 31 Convulsions | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 10 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | |
| 32 Locomotor Ataxy | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| 33 Paraplegia, Dis. of Cord | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 34 Other Nervous Diseases | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 45 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | |
| 35 Valvular Disease, Endo carditis | - | - | 1 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 61 | 11 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | |
| Class V.— Diseases of Heart and Blood Vessels | ||||||||||||||
| 36 Cerebral Hœmorrhage | 1 | — | — | - | 35 | 40 | 76 | 9 | 38 | 29 | 34 | 1 | 16 | |
| 37 Thrombosis | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 9 | — | 2 | — | 1 | |
| 38 Apoplexy, Hemiplegia | — | — | - | — | 8 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 39 Aneurysm | — | — | — | - | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 40 Embolism | — | — | — | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 41 Thrombosis, not Cerebral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| 42 Other Dis. Heart and Blood Vessels | 8 | - | 4 | 2 | 46 | 45 | 105 | 10 | 59 | 36 | 39 | 7 | 16 | |