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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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ANALYSIS OF DEATHS.
Table 4.
Number of Deaths at Various Age Periods and their Percentage to Corrected Total Deaths during the years 1902-1906.
| Age Period. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905 | 1906. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Deaths. | Percentage to Total Deaths. | Number of Deaths. | Percentage to Total Deaths. | Number of Deaths. | Percentage to Total Deaths. | Number of Deaths | Percentage to Total Deaths. | Number of Deaths. | Percentage to Total Deaths. | |
| Deaths under 1 yr. | 428 | 23.54 | 328 | 21.68 | 440 | 26.21 | 338 | 19.99 | 391 | 22.00 |
| Over 1 & under 5 yrs. | 200 | 11.00 | 142 | 9.39 | 140 | 8.34 | 130 | 7.69 | 160 | 9.00 |
| „ 5 „ 15 „ | 86 | 4.73 | 61 | 4.03 | 39 | 2.32 | 59 | 3.49 | 57 | 3.21 |
| „ 15 „ 25 „ | 86 | 4.73 | 76 | 5.02 | 85 | 5.06 | 63 | 3.72 | 68 | 3.83 |
| „ 25 „ 65 „ | 547 | 30.09 | 478 | 31.59 | 470 | 27.99 | 547 | 32.35 | 596 | 33.54 |
| Over 65 years | 471 | 25.91 | 428 | 28.29 | 505 | 30.08 | 554 | 32.76 | 505 | 28.42 |
| Total | 1818 | 100.0 | 1513 | 100.0 | 1679 | 100.0 | 1691 | 100.0 | 1777 | 100.0 |
Seasonal Mortality.—The highest mortality occurred
during the first and third quarters of the year, the death-rates