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Lewisham 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Table 15.
Causes of,
| Causes ok Death. | Deaths Whole Borough | Borough Divisions | Deaths in Public Institutions in the Bornncrh | Deaths of Residents outside the Boronph | Deaths of Non.residents in the Borough | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 13 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 65 years | 65 years and over | Total all Ages | Lee | Lewisham | Sydenham and Forest Hill | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
| Class I.—Infective Diseases | 1 | Small.Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Measles | 3 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 64 | 5 | 56 | |
| 4 | Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Influenza | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | |
| 7 | Whooping Cough | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | 20 | 6 | 1 | — | — | |
| 8 | Diphtheria | 2 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 3 | 37 | |
| 9 | Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Epidemic Diarrhoea | 57 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 68 | 7 | 43 | 18 | — | 2 | — | |
| 11 | Epidemic Enteritis | 39 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 1 | |
| 12 | Dysentry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 13 | Venereal Diseases | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 14 | Puerperal Septicœmia Fev | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | Infective Endocarditis | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | Erysipelas | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
| 17 | Septiccemia not Puerperal | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| 18 | Pysemia | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 | Other Septic Diseases | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
| Class II.— Tuberculous ; Diseases | 20 | Phthisis | — | 1 | 1 | 25 | 89 | 3 | 119 | 6 | 76 | 37 | 42 | 11 | 8 |
| 21 | Meningitis | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | |
| 22 | Peritonitis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 23 | Scrofula | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ._ | — | — | ||
| 24 | Other Tuberculous Dis | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | |
| lass III. Malignant Diseases | 25 | Cancer, Carcinoma | — | — | — | — | 65 | 40 | 105 | 16 | 61 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 4 |
| 26 | Sarcoma | — | 1 | ] | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
| 27 | Other Malignant Diseases | — | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| C Class IV.— Nervous Diseases | 28 | Meningitis (not Tuber.) | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| 29 | Insanity (G. P. Insane) | — | — | — | — | 19 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 30 | Epilepsy | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 31 | Convulsions | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | |
| 32 | Locomotor Ataxy | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 33 | Paraplegia, Dis. of Cord | — | — | ._ | — | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| 34 | Other Nervous Diseases | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 19 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | |
| Class .V.— Diseases of Heart and Blood Vessels | 35 | Valvular Disease, Endocarditis | — | — | 1 | 7 | 51 | 24 | 83 | 11 | 44 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 37 | Cerebral Haemorrhage | — | — | — | — | 25 | 35 | 60 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 6 | 14 | |
| Thrombosis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| 38 | Apoplexy, Hemiplegia | — | — | — | — | 31 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | — | — | |
| .89 | Aneurysm | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 40 | Embolism | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| 41 | Thrombosis, not Cerebral | — | — | ._ | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 42 | Other Dis. Heart and Blood Vessels | 9 | — | 4 | 1 | 41 | 42 | 97 | 15 | 51 | 31 | 21 | 11 | 12 | |