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 III.
Cause of Death. Classes of Diseases. | AGES. | Total. | Males and Female | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 to 1 | l to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 to 95 | 95 & upwards. | Total under 5 years | M. | F. | ||
I Zymotic Diseases | 53 | 16 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 99 | 154 | 77 | 77 |
II. Constitutional Diseases | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 6 | ... | ... | 20 | 173 | 73 | 100 |
III. Local Diseases | 137 | 61 | 35 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 37 | 52 | 79 | 72 | 40 | 10 | ... | 233 | 598 | 316 | 282 |
IV Developmental Diseases | 87 | 8 | 3 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 97 | 154 | 67 | 87 | |
V. Violent Deaths | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
TOTALS | 285 | 89 | 79 | 81 | 50 | 54 | 70 | 87 | 102 | 104 | 70 | 20 | 1 | 453 | 1092 | 541 | 551 |
I. Zymotic Diseases. Order 1.—Miasmatic. | |||||||||||||||||
Small pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Measles | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 23 | 7 | 16 |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
Diphtheria | ... | 2 | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
Quinsy | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Croup | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Whoopimng Cough | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 28 | 14 | 14 |
Typhoid or Enteric Fever. | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 7 | 3 |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Dysentery | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... |