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Lewisham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Causes of death at different perio
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Causes of death at different period of life during the year 1954
The following table shows the causes of ages at death during the calendar year 1954:-
| Code No. | Causes of death | Nett deaths at the subjoined age of " residents" whether occurring within or without the borough | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALES | |||||||||||
| All Ages | |||||||||||
| Totals, all causes | 1200 | 44 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 320 | 363 | 398 | 223 | |
| 1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 25 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2 | Tuberculosis, other | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ??? |
| 3 | Syphilitic diseases | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | ??? |
| 4 | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Meningococcal infections | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | ??? |
| 7 | Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| 10 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 41 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 13 | 12 | 62 | |
| 11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung and bronchus | 76 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 89 |
| 12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 |
| 13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| 14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 111 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 40 | - | 36 | 218 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 10 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 16 | Diabetes | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 17 | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 117 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 53 | 297 |
| 18 | Coronary disease, angina | 232 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 82 | 87 | 59 | 358 |
| 19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 57 | |||||
| 20 | Other heart disease | 133 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 19 | 31 | 80 | 366 |
| 21 | Other circulatory disease | 50 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 113 |
| 22 | Influenza | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 63 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 91 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 89 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 19 | 31 | 36 | 147 |
| 25 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 26 | Ulcers of stomach and duodenum | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 13 |
| 28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 8 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | Congenital malformations | 10 | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 16 |
| 32 | Other defined and illdefined diseases | 92 | 1 | 4 | - | 6 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 174 | |
| 33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 14 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | 2 | 17 |
| 34 | All other accidents | 13 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 26 |
| 35 | Suicide | 14 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 36 | Homicide and operations of war | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |