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 AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE DURING- THE YEAR 1940.
List No. Causes of Death. | Ages at Death | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | TOTALS All Ages. | |
1.Typhoid and Paratyphoid | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
2.Cerebro Spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | |
3.Scarlet Fever | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
4.Whooping Cough | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
5.Diphtheria | . | . | 4 | 1 | 1 | . | 6 |
6.Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | . | . | 1 | 91 | 35 | 129 | |
7.Other Tuberculosis | . | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
8.Syphilitic Diseases | . | . | . | 8 | 19 | ||
9 . Influenza | . | 1 | . | 3 | 15 | 10 | 29 |
10.Measles | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
11.Ac. Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 |
12.Ac. Infectious Encephalitis (Lethargic) | . | . | . | 3 | . | . | 3 |
13.Cancer, Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus | . | . | . | . | 20 | 18 | 39 |
14.Cancer, Stomach and Duodenum | . | . | . | 5 | 25 | 35 | 65 |
15.Cancer, Breast | . | . | . | 2 | 16 | 14 | 32 |
16. Cancer, all other sites | . | 1 | 1 | 17 | 84 | 103 | 206 |
17. Diabetes | . | . | . | 3 | 14 | 20 | 37 |
18 Cerebral Vascular Lesions | . | . | . | 4 | 34 | 137 | 175 |
19 .Heart Diseases | . | . | 1 | 32 | 166 | 493 | 692 |
20.Other Circulatory Diseases | . | . | . | . | 15 | 67 | 82 |
21.Bronchitis | 1 | . | . | 1 | 49 | 152 | 203 |
22.Pneumonia | 21 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 54 | 114 |
23.Other Respiratory Diseases | . | 1 | . | 4 | 17 | 14 | 36 |
24. Ulcer, Stomach and Duodenum | . | . | . | 8 | 21 | 12 | 41 |
25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 20 | 1 | . | . | . | 21 | |
26.Appendicitis | . | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
27.Other Digestive Diseases | . | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 46 |
28.Nephritis | . | . | 1 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 60 |
29.Puerperal and Post Abortive | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1 |
30.Other Maternal Causes | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | 2 |
31.Premature Birth | 29 | . | . | . | . | . | 29 |
32.Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Diseases, | 33 | 1 | . | 4 | . | . | 38 |
33.Suicide | . | . | * | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 |
34.Road Traffic Accidents | . | . | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
35.Other Violent Causes | 9 | 17 | 44 | 187 | 134 | 99 | 490 |
36.All other causes | 4 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 42 | 148 | 234 |
TOTALS ALL CAUSES. ■ | 119 | 31 | 71 | 451 | 777 | 1449 | 2898 |
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