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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lewisham 1902
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham and report of the Public Analyst for the year 1902
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| Causes of Death | Deaths Whole Borough | Borough Divisions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 3 and under 15 years | 18 and under 23 years | 23 and under 63 years | 63 years and over | Total all Ages | Deaths of Residents outside Borough | Deaths of Non-residents in Borough | Lee | Lewisham | Sydenham and Forest Hill | Public Institutions in Borough | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Class VI.— Respiratory Diseases | 43 Croup (not Spasm or Membranous) | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| 44 Bronchitis | 17 | 11 | 1 | — | 31 | 65 | 125 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 68 | 42 | 38 | |
| 45 Pneumonia | 34 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 117 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 73 | 31 | 20 | |
| 46 Asthma Emphysema | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | |
| 47 Pleurisy | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | |
| 48 Other Respiratory Dis. | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 19 | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | |
| Class VII.— Digestive Diseases | 49 Enteritis (not Epidemic) | 10 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 50 Gastro Enteritis | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 21 | — | — | 1 | 17 | 3 | 4 | |
| 51 Peritonitis (not Puerperal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 52 Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 2 | — | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |
| 53 Gastric Ulcer (Perforation of) | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | |
| 54 Other Digestive Diseases | 53 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 12 | 108 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 67 | 34 | 38 | |
| Class VIII.—Urinary Diseases | 55 Nephritis, Acute | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| 56 Brights Disease | — | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 4 | |
| 57 Other Urinary Diseases | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 8 | 28 | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | |
| Class IX. | 58 Generative Organs, Discases of | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Class X.— General Diseases | 59 Old Age | — | — | — | — | 1 | 111 | 115 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 52 | 37 | 41 |
| 60 Premature Birth | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 1 | — | 5 | 46 | 27 | 2 | |
| 61 Chronic Rheumatism | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
| 62 Rheumatic Fever | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 63 Parturition, Diseases and Accidents of | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| 64 Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | |
| 65 Gout | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 66 Diabetes Melletus | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| 67 All Other Diseases | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 10 | |
| Class XI.— Accidents | 68 Burning | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 Overlaying | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | |
| 70 Poison | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 71 Drowning | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| 72 Other Accidents | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 8 | |
| Class XII.— violence | 73 Homicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 74 Suicide | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | |
| Grand Totals | 428 | 200 | 86 | 86 | 547 | 471 | 1818 | 117 | 241 | 220 | 991 | 607 | 568 | |
Note—Columns 1 to 8, and 10, 11, and 12 include deaths of Residents in the Borough, in outside
Districts and in Public Institutions.