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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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* Table 10.
Deaths
| Disease Classes. | Lee Division. | Lewisham Division. | Sydenham and Forest Hill Division | Whole Borough | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Whole Year. | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Whole Year | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Whole Year | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Whole Year | |
| I. Infective | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 34 | 13 | 27 | 12 | 86 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 50 | 35 | 38 | 20 | 143 |
| II. Tuberculous | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 94 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 58 | 46 | 52 | 33 | 38 | 169 |
| III. Malignant | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 58 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 36 | 37 | 28 | 118 |
| IV. Nervous | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 68 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 25 | 125 |
| V. Heart & Blood Vessels | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 110 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 81 | 63 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 220 |
| VI. Respiratory | 11 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 42 | 114 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 68 | 53 | 22 | 70 | 213 |
| VII. Digestive | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 90 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 52 | 32 | 27 | 48 | 48 | 155 |
| VIII. Urinary | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 53 |
| IX. Generative Organs | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| X. General | 9 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 38 | 29 | 33 | 41 | 141 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 256 |
| XI. Accidents | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
| XII. Violence | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Totals | 62 | 55 | 81 | 45 | 213 | 220 | 189 | 197 | 210 | 816 | 119 | 126 | 114 | 125 | 484 | 401 | 370 | 362 | 380 | 1513 |
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* For Diseases in each Class see Table 14.