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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
Deptford 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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TABLE I Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life During 1949 in the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
| Causes of Death | Sex | All Ages | 0-1 years | 1-5 years | 5-15 years | 15-45 years | 45-65 years | 65 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. All Causes | M | 523 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 126 | 319 |
| F | 402 | 17 | 3 | — | 27 | 82 | 273 | |
| 2. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Cerebro Spinal Fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Diphtheria | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 7. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 35 | — | — | — | 12 | 16 | 7 |
| F | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | |
| 8. Other Forms of Tuberculosis | M | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
| 9. Syphilitic Diseases | M | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 10. Influenza | M | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 11. Measles | M | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. Acute Polio-myelitis and Polioencephalitis | M | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 13. Acute Infectious Encephalitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 14. Cancer of Buc. Cav. and Œsoph. Cancer of Uterus | M | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 15. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | M | 16 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 |
| F | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | |
| 16. Cancer of Breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| 17. Cancer of all Other Sites | M | 56 | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| F | 35 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 17 | 16 | |
| 18. Diabetes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 19. Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions | M | 42 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 30 |
| F | 42 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 31 | |
| 20. Heart Diseases | M | 140 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 26 | 109 |
| F | 155 | — | — | — | 7 | 27 | 121 | |
| 21. Other Diseases of Circulatory System | M | 35 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 30 |
| F | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 22. Bronchitis | M | 45 | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 32 |
| F | 36 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 32 | |
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 16 |
| F | 21 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| 24. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |