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Lewisham 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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Table: Table 10.Causes of, andAges at, Deathin the Borough of Lewisham during the year ended December 30th.1911.

Table 10.

Causes of, andAges at, Deathin the Borough of Lewisham during the year ended December 30th.1911.

Causes of DeathDeaths Whole BoroughTotal all AgesBorough DivisionsDeaths of Residents in Public Institutions in the BoroughDeaths of Residents outside the BoroughDeaths of Non-residents in the Borough.
Under 1 year1 and under 2 years2 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 23 years25 and under 43 years45 and under 63 years65 years and upwardsLeeLewishamSydenham and Forest Hill
In Public InstitutionsIn other places.
12345678910111213141516
Class A.-Infective Diseases1 Enteric Fever----12-14-13-4--
2 Small-Pox----------------
3 Measles3781----19973-34-
4 Scarlet Fever--23----5-23-4--
5 Whooping Cough5561----172510151-
6 Diphtheria13815----271179-211-
7 Croup----------------
8 Influenza2--1-1-15-41----
9 Erysipelas----------------
10 Cerebrospinal Fever----------------
11 Epidemic Diarrhœa5721----26212321811-51
12 Epidemic Enteritis454-1-12-533351512251
13 Dysentry----------------
14 Venereal Diseases3-------3-12-15-
15 Puerperal Disea e----12--3-1221--
16 Septicœmia-21--3--624-231-
17 Pyæmia1-------1-1--12-
18 Infective Endocarditis-----1--1-1--12-
19 Other Infective Diseases---1--113111-11-
Class B.- Tuberculous Diseases20 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculous)---22148258104135536261751
21 Meningitis4603-1--204885131
22 Peritonitis111111--6-6-122-
23 Scrofula----------------
24 Other Tuberculous Dis.2--413--10181226-
ClassC.- Malignant Diseases25 Cancer, Carcinoma---1-136458136207838261051
26 Sarcoma--21141211-6542--
27 Other Malignant Dis.-----1121124510922--
28 Meningitis (not Tuber.)3232411-16-13342--
Class D.- Nervous Diseases29 Insanity----151192631494152-
30 Epilepsy----333211-47232-
31 Convulsions7-1-----8-35----
32 Locomotor Ataxy------21312-1---
33 Paraplegia(Dis.of Cord)-----112413-11--
34 Other Nervous Diseases1--2-38317494262-
Class E.- Diseases of Heart and Blood Vessels35 Valvular Disease, Endocarditis---691628329110473418772
36 Cerebral Hemorrhage-----32833644382212311-
37 Thrombosis------246132----
38 Apoplexy, Hemiplegia-----261321113741--
39 Aneurysm------516-6-13--
40 Embolism-----22262132---
41 Thrombosis, not Cereb.-------11-1-----
42 Pericarditis-----1--1-1---1-
43 Other Dis. of Heart and Blood Vessels61-1312335010611583712188-