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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Table showing Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life during the Year 1934—continued.
Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 35 years | 35 and under 45 years | 45 and under 55 years | 55 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 and upwards |
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20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 77 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 |
F | 73 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | |
21. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 17 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
F | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
22. Peptic Ulcer | M | 16 | - | - | - | - | -_ | -_ | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | |
23. Diarrhoea, etc. | M | 9 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
F | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
24. Appendicitis | M | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
F | 8 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
26. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
F | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
27. Other Digestive Diseases | M | 20 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
F | 21 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
28. Acute & Chronic Nephritis | M | 32 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
F | 38 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
29. Puerperal Sepsis | F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
30. Other Puerperal Causes | F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | M | 37 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | 25 | 24 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
32. Senility | M | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 23 |
F | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 52 | |
33. Suicide | M | 17 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
F | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | |
34. Other Violence | M | 47 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
F | 30 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 7 | 11 | |
35. Other Defined Diseases | M | 89 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 15 |
F | 92 | 4 | - | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 17 | |
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Totals | M | 1048 | 77 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 48 | 62 | 132 | 177 | 261 | 205 |
F | 1177 | 41 | 10 | 18 | 38 | 30 | 46 | 66 | 114 | 179 | 260 | 375 |