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. | ages. | Total. | Males and Females. | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 to 1 | 1 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 | ||||
Classes of Diseases. | M. | F. | |||||||||||||||
I. Zymotic Diseases | 66 | 34 | 42 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 142 | 192 | 1ll | 81 |
II. Constitutional Diseases | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 34 | 26 | 16 | 5 | ... | ... | 31 | 191 | 94 | 97 |
III. Local Diseases | 133 | 54 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 39 | 48 | 84 | 105 | 82 | 13 | ... | 211 | 646 | 337 | 309 |
IV. Developmental Diseases | 75 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 37 | 30 | ... | 76 | 157 | 68 | 89 |
V. Violent Deaths | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 30 | 21 | 9 |
VI. Causes III-defined | 3 | ... | • • • | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
Totals | 295 | 101 | 77 | 67 | 46 | 51 | 72 | 89 | 115 | 143 | 127 | 43 | ... | 473 | 1226 | 634 | 592 |
I. Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
Measles | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Whooping Cough | 31 | 20 | 21 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 72 | 76 | 43 | 33 |
Diphtheria | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 37 | 21 | 16 |
Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Diarrhœa | 20 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 25 | 17 | 8 |
Erysipelas | 1 | • • • | -• • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Pyæmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | 1 |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |