Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham for the year 1915
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Causes of,
Excluding Deaths of Non-Residents at Public Institutions and other places in the Borough, and adding Deaths of Lewisham Residents known to have occurred outside the Borough.
Schedule Number. | Causes of Death in Lewisham during the 52 weeks ended 1st January, 1916. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the Borough. | Nett Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to Wards, whether occurring in or beyond the Borough. | Precise address | Males | Females | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the Borough | ||||||||||||||||||
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All Ages | Under 1 | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Church | Manor | South | Blackheath | Lewisham Vill. | Lewisham Park | Brockley | Catford | Forest Hill | Sydenham | Residents | Non-Residents' | |||||
Col. I.—General Diseases. | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | I8 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |
1 | Enteric Fever | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
2 | Typhus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
3 | (A.B.) Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
4 | Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
6 | Measles | 50 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 30 | — | 7 |