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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 14.
Causes of,
| Causes ok Death. | Deaths Whole Borough | Borough Divisions | Deaths in Public Institutions in the Borough. | Deaths of Residents outside the Borough. | Deaths of Non-residents in the Borough | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 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 | 7 | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | 36 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | 10 | — | 29 | 2 | 21 | |
| 4 Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 Plague | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6 Influenza | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | — | |
| 7 Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 8 Diphtheria | 1 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 46 | I | 31 | |
| 9 Enteric Fever | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 9 | 2 | 7 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 10 Epidemic Diarrhoea | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | l | 3 | — | — | ||
| 11 Epidemic Enteritis | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 9 | 4 | - | — | — | |
| 12 Dysentry | - | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 13 Venereal Diseases | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | ||
| 14 Puerperal SepticoemiaFev | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 15 Infective Endocarditis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16 Erysipelas | ||||||||||||||
| 17 Septicœmia not Puerperal | — | — | — | — | l | 1 | — | |||||||
| 18 Pyæmia | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |||||
| 19 Other Septic Diseases | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Class II.— Tuberculous Diseases | 20 Phthisis | - | 3 | 2 | 20 | 76 | 6 | 107 | 10 | 57 | 40 | 36 | 5 | 2 |
| 21 Meningitis | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 35 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 22 Peritonitis | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 23 Scrofula | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 24 Other Tuberculous Dis | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 9 | — | 2 | |
| 25 Cancer, Carcinoma | — | — | — | 1 | 40 | 36 | 77 | 14 | 35 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 1 | |
| Class III.— Malignant Diseases | 26 Sarcoma | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | |
| 27 Other Malignant Diseases | — | — | — | 12 | 17 | 29 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 28 Meningitis (not Tuber.) | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
| 29 Insanity (G. P. Insane) | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Class IV.— Nervous Diseases | 30 Epilepsy | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 31 Convulsions | 24 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 2 | — | — | |
| 32 Locomotor Ataxy | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 33 Paraplegia, Dis. of Cord | - | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 34 Other Nervous Diseases | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |
| Class V.— Diseases of Heart and Blood Vessels | 35 Valvular Disease, Endo | - | — | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 50 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 |
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| 36 Cerebral Hœmorrhage | - | — | 1 | — | 19 | 17 | 37 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 3 | ||
| 37 Thrombosis | - | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
| 38 Apoplexy, Hemiplegia | - | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | — | |
| 39 Aneurysm | - | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 40 Embolism | - | - | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 41 Thrombosis, not Cerebral | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | ||
| 42 Other Dis. Heart and Blood Vessels | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 51 | 95 | 10 | 50 | 35 | 28 | 6 | 11 | |