London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of Residents whether occurring with in or without the District | Total Deaths whrther of residents or Non-Residents 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 | 1842 | 357 | 68 | 62 | 75 | 67 | 222 | 401 | 590 | — |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
| Small-Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | 19 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| Scarlet fever | 5 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping-cough | 17 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Diphtheria and croup | 27 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Influenza | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | —: | — | — | — | — | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | —: | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 104 | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | 48 | 25 | 8 | 31 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 20 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | |
| Other tubercular diseases | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 11 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 171 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 77 | 71 | 37 | |
| Bronchitis | 136 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 23 | 77 | 59 | |
| Broncho- Pneumonia | 49 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 18 | |
| Pneumonia, (all other forms) | 70 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 32 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 31 | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 147 | 114 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 10 | 47 | |
| Appendicitis & Typhlitis | 19 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
| Alcoholism | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 42 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 27 | |
| Puerperal fever | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Firth | 123 | 116 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 57 | 10 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 23 | |
| Suicides | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Other defined Diseases | 685 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 69 | 178 | 353 | 223 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 47 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 16 | |
| 1842 | 357 | 68 | 62| 75 | 67 | 222 | 401 | 590 | 635 | |||