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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Cause of Death. Classes of Diseases. | ages. | Total. | Males and Females. | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 73 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | 137 | 183 | 101 | 82 |
II. Constitutional Diseases | 27 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 2 | ... | 57 | ,193 | 89 | 104 |
III. Local Diseases | 92 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 41 | 68 | 80 | 90 | 62 | 20 | 136 | 558 | 270 | 288 | |
IV. Developmental Diseases | 98 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 109 | 168 | 72 | 96 | |
V. Violent Deaths | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | . . . | 8 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
VI. Causes Ill-defined | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Totals | 295 | 85 | 61 | 48 | 52 | 61 | 78 | 80 | 99 | 119 | 112 | 40 | 2 | 441 | 1128 | 551 | 577 |
I. Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
Malaria | ... | . . . | . . . | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
Small Pox | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 5 | ... |
Measles | 8 | 17 | 10 | 3 | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... | ... | 35 | 38 | 21 | 17 |
Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
Quinsy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
Croup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Whooping Cough | 16 | 13 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39 | 39 | 20 | 19 | ||
Typhoid Fever | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |