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Lewisham 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Table 14— continued.
| Causes of Death | Deaths Whole Borough | Borough Divisions | Deaths in Public Institions in Borough | Deaths of Residents outside borough | Deaths of Non-residents in Borough | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 3 years | 5 and under 18 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 65 years | 65 years and over | Total all Ages | Lee | Lewisham | bydenham and rorest Hill | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Class VI.— Respiratory Diseases | 43 Croup (not Spasm, or Membranous) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 44 Bronchitis 45 Pneumonia | 17 30 | 8 21 | 2 | 1 1 | 23 31 | 91 28 | 140 113 | 20 13 | 68 65 | 52 35 | 67 27 | 3 10 | 34 11 | |
| 46 Asthma Emphysema | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 47 Pleurisy | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 48 Other Respiratory Dis. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | |
| Class VII.— Digestive Diseases | 49 Enteritis (not Epidemic) | 9 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 13 | — | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 50 Gastro Enteritis | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 13 | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 51 Peritonitis (not Puerperal) | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | |
| 52 Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | |
| 53 Gastric Ulcer (Perforation of) | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | |
| 54 Other Digestive Diseases | 91 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 132 | 18 | 69 | 45 | 55 | 6 | 8 | |
| Class VIII.— Class Urinary IX. Diseases | 55 Nephritis, Acute | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 Bright's Disease | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | 14 | 41 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | |
| 57 Other Urinary Diseases | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | |
| 58 Generative Organs, Dis eases of | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 59 Old Age | — | — | — | — | 2 | 132 | 134 | 16 | 72 | 46 | 82 | 1 | 31 | |
| Class X.— General Diseases _ | 60 Premature Birth | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 7 | 40 | 21 | 7 | 2 | — |
| 61 Chronic Rheumatism | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | |
| 62 Rheumatic Fever | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | |
| 63 Parturition, Diseases and Accidents of | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |
| 64 Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 65 Gout | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| 66 Diabetes Melletus | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | ||
| Class XI.— Accidents | 67 All Other Diseases | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 68 Burning | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 69 Overlaying | 9 | _— | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 70 Poison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 71 Drowning | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | -— | — | 1 | — | |
| 72 Other Accidents | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 9 | |
| Class XII.-Vio-lence | 73 Homicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 74 Suicide | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | — | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| Grand Totals | 325 | 146 | 60 | 65 | 577 | 576 | 1749 | 214 | 995 | 54C | 660 | 143 | 275 | |
Note—Columns 1 to 10 include deaths of Residents in the Borough, in outside
Districts and in Public Institutions.