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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at subjoined ages or Residents occurring within and without the District. | Total Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions in the Borough (Including Nou-Residents). | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year. | 1 and under2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |||
| 1. Enteric Fever | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 2. Small Pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 3. Measles | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | 9 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 8 | 18 | 28 | |
| 6. Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | 10 | 7 | 17 | 72 | |
| 7. Influenza | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 1 | |
| 8. Erysipelas | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| 9. Pulmonary Tuberculosis | – | – | – | 3 | 22 | 57 | 33 | 2 | 62 | 55 | 117 | 37 | |
| 10. Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | 5 | – | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13 | |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 12 | |
| 12. Cancer (malignant disease) | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 18 | 127 | 120 | 109 | 158 | 267 | 97 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |
| 14. Meningitis | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | |
| 15. Organic Heart Disease | – | – | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 61 | 110 | 86 | 122 | 208 | 51 | |
| 16. Bronchitis | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | 28 | 119 | 60 | 101 | 161 | 72 | |
| 17. Pneumonia (all forms) | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 58 | 56 | 114 | 66 | |
| 18. Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 8 | |
| 19. Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 8 | 17 | 13 | |
| 20. Appendicitis & Typhlitis | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| 21. Cirrhosis of Liver | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
| 21a. Alcoholism | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 22. Nephritis &Bright'sDisease | – | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 18 | |
| 23. Puerperal Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 24. Otheraccidentsanddiseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| 25. Congenital Debility, Pre-mature Birth | 75 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 40 | 36 | 76 | 50 | |
| 26. Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 35 | |
| 27. Suicide | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | |
| 28. Other Defined Diseases | 26 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 145 | 401 | 318 | 342 | 660 | 348 | |
| 29. Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – 991 | |
| Totals | 160 | 35 | 39 | 66 | 66 | 206 | 498 | 857 | 894 | 1033 | |||
| 14(a). Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 28(a). Polio-Myelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
| 28(b). Encephalitis Lethangica | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |
| 17(a). Lobar-pneumonia | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 16 | |
| 17(b). Pneumonia (type not stated) | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | |