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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—C
| Causes of Death | Heaths Whole Borough | Borough Divisions | Deaths In Public Institutions in Borough | Deaths of Residents outside Borough | Deaths of non-residents ion Borough | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 8 years | 5 and under 13 years | 19 and under 25 years 1 | 25 and under 65 years | 65 years and over | Total all Ages | Lee | Lewisham | Sydenham and Forest Hill | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
| Class VI.— Respiratory Diseases | 43 Croup (not Spasm or Membranous) | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 44 Bronchitis | 26 | 6 | — | — | 17 | 78 | 127 | 17 | 68 | 42 | 37 | 2 | 12 | |
| 45 Pneumonia | 37 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 109 | 8 | 77 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 46 Asthma Emphysema | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| 47 Pleurisy | — | 2 | - | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 48 Other Respiratory Dis. | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 17 | — | 6 | 11 | 5 | - | 2 | |
| Class VII.— Digestive Diseases | 49 Enteritis (not Epidemic) | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 50 Gastro Enteritis | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
| 51 Peritonitis (not Puerperal) | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | |
| 52 Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | - | 1 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | |
| 53 Gastric Ulcer (Perforation of) | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 54 Other Digestive Diseases | 71 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 120 | 10 | 69 | 41 | 41 | 9 | 9 | |
| Class VIII - Urinary Diseases | 55 Nephritis, Acute | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 56 Bright's Disease | — | — | - | 1 | 28 | 18 | 47 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 2 | — | |
| 57 Other Urinary Diseases.. | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | |
| Class IX | 58 Generative Organs, Diseases of | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
| Class X.— Ch Gener&l Diseases 1 ___*__— | ( 59 Old Age | — | — | — | — | 2 | 135 | 137 | 18 | 72 | 47 | 60 | 2 | 20 |
| 60 Premature Birth | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 10 | 37 | 26 | 1 | — | — | |
| 61 Chronic Rheumatism | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| 62 Rheumatic Fever | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 63 Parturition, Diseases and Accidents of | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 64 Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | |
| 65 Gout | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | |
| 66 Diabetes Melletus | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| 67 All Other Diseases | 19 | 2 | — | 1 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | |
| Class XI.-Accidents | 68 Burning | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 Overlaying | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| 70 Poison | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| 71 Drowning | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | - | — | 1 | — | |
| 72 Other Accidents | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | |
| Class XII.-Vio-lence | 73 Homicide | _ | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 74 Suicide | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | |
| Grand Totals | 440 | 140 | 39 | 85 | 470 | 505 | 1679 | 193 | 941 | 545 | 542 | 90 | 210 | |
| Note—Columns i to 10 include deaths of Residents in the Borough in outside Districts and in Public Institutions, | ||||||||||||||