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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table shewing Causes of, and Ages at Death, and Distribution in Wards, 1912.
| Causes of Death. | Ages at Death. | Total all ages. | Wards. | Precise address unknown. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 yrs. | 2 and under 5 yrs. | 5 and under 15 yrs. | 15 and under 25yrs. | 25 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 65yrs. | 65yrs.and upwards | Church. | Manor. | South. | Blackheath. | Lewisham Vill. | Lewisham Park. | Brockley. | Catford. | Forest Hill. | Sydenham. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Enteric Fever | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | –_ | –_ | 8 | – | –_ | –_ | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Small Pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Measles | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | – | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | — |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Influenza | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | — | — | 1 | 2 | 17 | 52 | 30 | 10 | 112 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 32 | 5 | 26 | 2 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 79 | 78 | 174 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 41 | 23 | 38 | 2 |
| Rheumatic Fever | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Meningitis | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Organic Heart Disease | – | — | — | 5 | 7 | 17 | 59 | 74 | 162 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 17 | 31 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 82 | 146 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 4 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 20 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 104 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 3 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | – | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 20 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| Appendictis and Typhilitis | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | – | — |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | — |
| Nephritis & Bright's Disease | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 53 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other Accidents and Diseases | ||||||||||||||||||||
| of Pregnancy & Parturition | — | — | — | —- | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation Premature Birth | 108 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 113 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 25 | 1 |
| Violent Deaths (excluding suicide) | 7 | – | 3 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 16 | – | |
| Suicide | – | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | — |
| Other defined Diseases | 33 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 65 | 125 | 299 | 552 | 30 | 38 | 21 | 40 | 45 | 55 | 44 | 107 | 73 | 94 | 5 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 233 | 38 | 50 | 72 | 53 | 236 | 407 | 637 | 1726 | 69 | 82 | 59 | 75 | 159 | 169 | 161 | 365 | 220 | 344 | 23 | |