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Lewisham 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 1.
Shelving the Principal Causes of Death during the Year 1924.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined agks of Residents occurring within and without the district. | Total Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions in the Borough | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |||
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | |||||
| 1. Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2. Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | —_ | — | — | — | |
| 3. Measles. | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 17 | 55 | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |
| 6. Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 10 | 80 | |
| 7. Influenza | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 37 | 78 | 19 | |
| 8. Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 9. Phthisis (PulmonaryTuber.) | — | — | 2 | 6 | 33 | 52 | 29 | 5 | 72 | 55 | 127 | 62 | |
| 10. Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |
| 12. Cancer (malignant disease) | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 29 | 107 | 113 | 110 | 143 | 253 | 95 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | |
| 14. Meningitis | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| 15. Organic Heart Disease | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 11 | 72 | 107 | 96 | 104 | 200 | 58 | |
| 16. Bronchitis | 3 | ] | — | 1 | — | 6 | 34 | 102 | G2 | 85 | 147 | 52 | |
| 17. Pneumonia (all forms) | 21 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 35 | 62 | 77 | 139 | 72 | |
| 18. Other diseases of Respiratory organs | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 6 | ||
| 19. Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 12 | 13 | |
| 20. Appendicitis & Typhlitis | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 9 | 2 | 11 | 8 | |
| 21. Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |
| 21a. Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 22. Nephritis & Bight's Disease | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 241 | 54 | 12 | |
| 23. Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 24. Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
| 25. Congenital Debility, etc. | 73 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 33 | 75 | 26 | |
| 26. Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 16 | 48 | 25 | |
| 27. Suicide | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | |
| 28. Other Defined Diseases | 24 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 136 | 415 | 290 | 304 | 654 | 301 | |
| 29. Diseases ill-defined or un | |||||||||||||
| known | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| Totals | 1746 | 45 | 44 | 51 | 89 | 195 | 504 | 860 | 922 | 012 | 1934 | 961 | |
| Sub-Entries. included in above figures. | 14(a). Cerebro-spinal | ||||||||||||
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 28(a). Polio-Myelitis | _ | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | |
| 17(a). Lobar-pneumonia | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 8 | |
| 17(b). Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (type not stated) | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | |
NOTE.—Deaths of non-residents occurring in the Borough are excluded, and the deaths of residents
occurring outside the Borough are included.