Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at subjoined ages of Residents occurring within and without the District. | Total Deaths at all Ages. | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | ||
- | - | - | - | - | _ | |||||||
2. Small Pox | - | |||||||||||
3. Measles | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
4. Scarlet Fever | ||||||||||||
5. Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
4 | ||||||||||||
7. Influenza | 2 | 24 | ||||||||||
- | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
9. Pulmonary Tuberculosis | - | - | - | |||||||||
10. Tuberculous Meningitis | - | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
12. Cancer | - | - | - | 2 | 112 | 122 | ||||||
13. Rheumatic Fever | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
14. Meningitis | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
15. Organic Heart Disease | - | - | - | 2 | 81 | 123 | ||||||
16. Bronchitis | 2 | 105 | ||||||||||
17. Pneumonia (all forms) | 21 | 13 | 85 | |||||||||
18. Other Respiratory Diseases | - | - | - | 14 | 16 | |||||||
19. Diarrhœa and Enteritis | - | - | ||||||||||
20. Appendicitis & Typhlitis | - | |||||||||||
21. Cirrhosis of Liver | - | - | ||||||||||
21a. Alcoholism | ||||||||||||
22. Nephritis&Bright'sDisease | - | - | - | 31 | ||||||||
23. Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | |||||||||
24. Otheraccidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | 6 | |||||||||||
25 Congenital Debility, Pre mature Birth | 1 | |||||||||||
26. Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
27. Suicide | - | - | - | - | 6 | |||||||
28. Other Defined Diseases | 346 | |||||||||||
29. Diseases ill-defined or unknown | - | |||||||||||
Totals | 59 | 865 | ||||||||||
Sub-Entries. | 14(a). Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | ||||||||||
28(a). Polio-Myelitis | - | - | ||||||||||
28(b). Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | |||||||||||
included in above figures. | ||||||||||||
17 (a). Lobar-pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 22 | ||||||
17(b). Pneumonia (type not stated) | 1 | 2 |