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
Islington 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Causes of Death | Sex. | All Ages | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years | 75 and upwards. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Enteric Fever | M | – | — | — | — | — | — | —-— | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 2. Small Pox | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Measles | M | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | M | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Diphtheria | M | 9 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| F | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7. Influenza | M | 43 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 8 |
| F | 53 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | |
| 8. Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 9. Meningococcal Meningitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 101 | — | 1 | — | — | 23 | 51 | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 74 | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 11 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| F | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
| 12. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 119 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 38 | 16 |
| F | 171 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 70 | 52 | 36 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | M | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 23 | 16 |
| F | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 20 | 29 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | M | 127 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 31 |
| F | 171 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 45 | 49 | 66 | |
| 17. Arterio Sclerosis | M | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 13 |
| F | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | 21 | |
| 18. Bronchitis | M | 74 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 17 | 36 |
| F | 86 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 10 | 56 |
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