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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 1904
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham and report of the Public Analyst for the year 1904
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Table 14.
Causes of,
| Causes of Death. | Deaths Whole Borough | Borough Divisions | Deaths in Public Institutionsin the Borough. | Deaths of Residents outsidethe Borough | Deaths of Non-residents inthe Borough | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 18 years | 15 and under 29 years | 25 and under 68 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 I.—Infective Diseases | 1 Small-Pox | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | |||
| 2 Measles | 6 | 17 | — | — | - | — | 23 | — | 7 | 16 | - | 7 | ||
| 3 Scarlet Fever | - | 6 | 1 | _ | _ | — | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 45 | - | 39 | |
| 4 Typhus Fever | — | - | - | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5 Plague | - | -— | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | |
| 6 Influenza | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | — | - | — | |
| 7 Whooping Cough | 23 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 Diphtheria | - | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 53 | — | 42 | |
| 9 Enteric Fever | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 13 | — | 13 | |||
| 10 Epidemic Diarrhoea | 35 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 40 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 | ||
| 11 Epidemic Enteritis | 68 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 72 | 3 | 47 | 22 | 27 | _ | - | ||
| 12 Dysentry | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | |||
| 13 Venereal Diseases | 1 | _ | - | _ | — | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | - | |||
| 14 Puerperal Septicœmia Fev | — | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 15 Infective Endocarditis | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | |||
| 16 Erysipelas | 1 | _ | — | _ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | |||
| 17 Septiccemia not Puerperal | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | - | |||||
| 18 Pyasmia | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | |||||
| 19 Other Septic Diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Class II.-Tuberculous Diseases | 20 Phthisis | 1 | 3 | 31 | 73 | 10 | 118 | 14 | 70 | 34 | 32 | 7 | 5 | |
| 21 Meningitis | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | 4 | |
| 22 Peritonitis | 1 | 2 | 1 | .— | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 23 Scrofula | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 24 Other Tuberculous Dis | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | — | 30 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | |
| Class III.-Malignant Diseases | 25 Cancer, Carcinoma | — | — | — | 56 | 36 | 92 | 12 | 43 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 1 | |
| 26 Sarcoma | - | - | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
| 27 Other Malignant Diseases | - | - | — | — | 8 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | |
| Class IV.— Nervous Diseases I | 28 Meningitis (not Tuber.) | 6 | 6 | 5 | _ | 3 | — | 20 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 Insanity (G. P. Insane) | - | - | 1 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 10 | _ | ||
| 30 Epilepsy | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| 31 Convulsions | 26 | 4 | — | — | — | 30 | 7 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | ||
| 32 Locomotor Ataxy | _ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | _ | _ | — | — | |||
| 33 Paraplegia, Dis. of Cord | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | _ | 1 | — | ||
| 34 Other Nervous Diseases | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | ||
| Class V.— Diseases of Heart and Blood Vessels | 35 Valvular Disease, Endocarditis | - | — | 3 | 11 | 30 | 20 | 64 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 Cerebral Hemorrhage | 1 | _ | 18 | 23 | 42 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 20 | - | 6 | |||
| 37 Thrombosis | _ | _ | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | _ | 1 | |||
| 38 Apoplexy, Hemiplegia | — | _ | 11 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | _ | 1 | _ | |||
| 39 Aneurysm | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | 1 | _ | ||
| 40 Embolism | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | ||||||
| 41 Thrombosis, not Cerebral | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | |||
| 42 Other Dis. Heart and Blood Vessels | 5 | 1 | 24 | 41 | 71 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 8 | |||