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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 1915
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham for the year 1915
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Table III.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of Residents whether occurring within cr without the District. | Total Deaths whether of residents or Non-Resilents in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| All causes | Certified | 2116 | 258 | 67 | 52 | 74 | 86 | 230 | 520 | 829 | 460 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1. Enteric Fever | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 7 | |
| 2. Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Measles | 50 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | 5 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 19 | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | 23 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 6. Diphtheria and Croup | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 55 | |
| 7. Influenza | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 21 | 2 | |
| 8. Erysipelas | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | |
| 9. Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 155 | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 62 | 35 | 6 | 18 | |
| 10. Tuberculous Meningitis | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 12. Cancer, malignant disease | 223 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 19 | 100 | 103 | 16 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 14. Meningitis | 18 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 15. Organic Heart Disease | 196 | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 102 | 20 | |
| 16. Bronchitis | 186 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 114 | 49 | |
| 17. Pneumonia (all forms) | 171 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 49 | 35 | 20 | |
| 18. Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 40 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | |
| 19. Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| 20. Appendicitis and Typhliti | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | |
| 21. Cirrhosis of Liver | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 6 | 1 | |
| 21a.Alcoholism | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| 22. Nephritis & Bright's Disease | 74 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 31 | 37 | 10 | |
| 23. Puerperal Fever... | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | |
| 24. Otheraccidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 100 | 98 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 21 | |
| 26. Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 63 | 10 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 25 | |
| 27. Suicide | 14 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 28. Other Defined Diseases | 626 | 58 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 128 | 362 | 147 | |
| 29. Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 16 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| Totals | 2116 | 258 | 67 | 52 | 74 | 86 | 230 | 520 | 829 | 460 | |
| Sub-Entries. included in above figures. | 14(a). Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 28(a). Polio-Myelitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 17(a). Lobar-pneumonia | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 9 | |
| 17(b). Pneumonia (type not stated | 56 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 4 | |