Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 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 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 VI.— Respiratory Diseases | 43 Croup (not Spasm or | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Membranous) | ||||||||||||||
44 Bronchitis | 15 | 5 | - | 2 | 32 | 77 | 131 | 11 | 79 | 41 | 46 | 2 | 17 | |
45 Pneumonia | 27 | 19 | 7 | - | 32 | 23 | 108 | 9 | 68 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 18 | |
46 Asthma Emphysema | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | ||
47 Pleurisy | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | |
48 Other Respiratory Dis. | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | 4 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | |
Class VII.— Digestive Diseases | 49 Enteritis (not Epidemic) | 9 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
50 Gastro Enteritis | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 14 | - | 11 | 3 | - | - | - | |
51 Peritonitis (not Puer | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | _ | |
peral) | ||||||||||||||
52 Cirrhosis of Liver | - | - | - | - | 21 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
53 Gastric Ulcer (Perfora | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
tion of) | ||||||||||||||
54 Other Digestive Diseases | 87 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 127 | 16 | 71 | 40 | 46 | 5 | 6 | ||
Class VIII.— Class Urinary IX. Diseases | 55 Nephritis, Acute | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | - | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
56 Bright's Disease | - | - | - | 1 | 22 | 12 | 35 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
57 Other Urinary Diseases | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
58 Generative Organs Dis | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | |
eases of | ||||||||||||||
59 Old Age | - | - | - | - | 2 | 149 | 151 | 18 | 76 | 57 | 79 | 2 | 29 | |
Class X.-General Diseases | 60 Premature Birth | 57 | - | - | - | - | _ | 57 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 2 | - | - |
61 Chronic Rheumatism | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
62 Rheumatic Fever | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 6 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | |
63 Parturition, Diseases and Accidents of | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | 6 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | _ | - | |
64 Alcoholism | - | _ | - | - | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | |
65 Gout | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 7 | - | 7 | _ | 4 | - | 1 | ||
66 Diabetes Melletus | _ | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - | - | |||
67 All Other Diseases | 21 | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 2 | - | ||
Class XI.— Accidents | 68 Burning | _ | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 7 | - | 7 | _ | 4 | - | 1 |
69 Overlaying | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | |
70 Poison | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
71 Drowning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
72 Other Accidents | 1 | 1 | I | 1 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
Class XII.-Violence | 73 Homicide | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
74 Suicide | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
Grand Totals | 338 | 130 | 59 | 63 | 547 | 554 | 1691 | 186 | 966 | 539 | 569 | 119 | 232 |
Note—Columns 1 to 10 include deaths of Residents in the Borough, in outside
Districts and in Public Institutions,