London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Causes of death at different periods
The following table shows the causes of and
Table
Nett deaths at the subjoined age of "residents" whether occurring within or without the borough
| Code No. | Causes of death | MALES | Total persons (i.e., incl. table opp.) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | Under 1 yr. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and under 75 | 75 and over | |||
| Totals, all causes | 1313 | 44 | 9 | 10 | 65 | 371 | 485 | 2502 | |||
| 1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 32 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 44 |
| 2 | Tuberculosis, other | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| 3 | Syphilitic diseases | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Meningococcal infections | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 7 | Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 8 | Measles | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 34 | - | - | - | -_ | 2 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 54 |
| 11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung and bronchus | 83 | - | - | _- | -_ | 5 | 34 | 34 | 10 | 96 |
| 12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 51 |
| 13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| 14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 115 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 42 | 222 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 5 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 16 | Diabetes | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 17 | Vascular lesions of nervous | 128 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 27 | 42 | 58 | 282 |
| 18 | system Coronary disease, angina | 219 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 70 | 70 | 76 | 331 |
| 19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 14 | 61 |
| 20 | Other heart disease | 156 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 12 | 44 | 93 | 383 |
| 21 | Other circulatory disease | 49 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 113 |
| 22 | Influenza | 24 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 59 |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 68 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 12 | 15 | 31 | 119 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 128 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 32 | 43 | 50 | 204 |
| 25 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 26 | Ulcers of stomach and duodenum | 24 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 35 |
| 27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 |
| 30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 31 | Congenital malformations | 11 | 8 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 18 |
| 32 | Other defined and illdefined diseases | 96 | 26 | 3 | 2 | -_ | 5 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 214 |
| 33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 12 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 15 | |
| 34 | All other accidents | 20 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 31 | |
| 35 | Suicide | 15 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| 36 | Homicide and operations of war | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |