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Lewisham 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Table 14
| Causes of Death | Deaths Whole Borough | Borough Divisions | Deaths in Public Institutions in Borough | Deaths ot Residents outside Borough | Deaths of Non-residents in 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 VI.— Respiratory Diseases | 43 Croup (not Spasm or Membranous) | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 44 Bronchitis | 20 | 5 | — | — | 25 | 41 | 91 | 9 | 55 | 27 | 39 | 3 | 15 | |
| 45 Pneumonia | 31 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 88 | 17 | 45 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 10 | |
| 46 Asthma Emphysema | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 47 Pleurisy | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
| 48 Other Respiratory Dis. | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | — | — | |
| Class VII.— Digestive Diseases | 49 Enteritis (not Epidemic) | 7 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| 50 Gastro Enteritis | 14 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | |
| 51 Peritonitis (nut Puerperal | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 52 Cirrhosis of Liver | — | - | — | — | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 53 Gastric Ulcer (.Perforation of) | - | — | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | — | — | |
| Class VIII.— Class Urinary IX. Diseases | 54 Other Digestive Diseases | 56 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 99 | 6 | 62 | 31 | 35 | 6 | 5 |
| 55 Nephritis, Acute | - | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |
| 56 Bright's Disease | - | — | 2 | — | 22 | 12 | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 15 | — | 1 | |
| 57 Other Urinary Diseases | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 11 | — | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
| 58 Generative Organs, Diseases of | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| — | — | — | — | 1 | 103 | 104 | 17 | 55 | 32 | 47 | 4 | 17 | ||
| Class X.— General Diseases | 60 Premature Birth | 68 | — | - | — | - | - | 68 | 8 | 40 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 61 Chronic Rheumatism | - | - | - | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | .— | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| 62 Rheumatic Fever | — | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |
| 63 Parturition, Diseases and Accidents of | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | - | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| 64 Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | |
| 65 Gout | — | — | - | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| 66 Diabetes Melletus | — | 1 | _ | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
| Class XI.— Accidents | ^67 All Other Diseases | 19 | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 68 Burning | — | 3 | — | 1 | _ | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | |
| 69 Overlaying | 3 | — | — | — | — | - | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 70 Poison | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 71 Drowning | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
| 72 Other Accidents | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
| Class XII.-Vio-lence | 73 Homicide | 2 | — | — | — | ._ | .— | 2 | 1 | _ | 1 | — | — | — |
| 74 Suicide | — | — | - | 2 | 10 | 2 | 14 | — | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Grand Totals | 328 | 142 | 61 | 76 | 478 | 428 | 1513 | 213 | 816 | 484 | 480 | 99 | 152 | |
Note—Columns 1 to 10 include deaths of Residents in the Borough, in outside
Districts and in Public Institutions.