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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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of life during the year 1959
ages at death during the calendar year 1959:—
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| Code No. | Causes of death | Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of "residents" whether occurring within or without the borough | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEMALES | 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 one under 65 | 65 and under 75 | 75 and over | |||
| Totals all causes | 1242 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 199 | 284 | 676 | 2617 | |
| 1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Tuberculosis, other forms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 3 | Syphilitic diseases | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 8 | Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 10 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 24 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 60 |
| 11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung and bronchus | 22 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 140 |
| 12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 44 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 45 |
| 13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 13 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 127 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 46 | 259 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 16 | Diabetes | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 17 | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 194 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 28 | 45 | 120 | 328 |
| 18 | Coronary disease, angina | 183 | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 56 | 99 | 470 |
| 19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 25 | 55 |
| 20 | Other heart disease | 172 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 18 | 23 | 129 | 305 |
| 21 | Other circulafory diseases | 64 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 118 |
| 22 | Influenza | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | 33 |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 91 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 15 | 66 | 181 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 58 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 12 | 34 | 175 |
| 25 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 24 |
| 26 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 14 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 29 |
| 27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | 11 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| 28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 13 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| 30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| 31 | Congenital malformations | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| 32 | Other defined and illdefined diseases | 95 | 17 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 180 |
| 33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 7 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| 34 | All other accidents | 18 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 33 |
| 35 | Suicide | 13 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27 |
| 36 | Homicide and operations of war | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | - | - | - | - | 2 |