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 1929
[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 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| F | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |
| 2. Small Pox | M | — | — | — | — . | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Measles | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | M | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 13 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Diphtheria | M | 7 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 8 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7. Influenza | M | 58 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 7 |
| F | 63 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 23 | |
| 8. Encephalitis Lethargica | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 9. Meningococcal Meningitis | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 83 | — | — | J | 1 | 13 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 1 |
| F | 70 | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 40 | 7 | 3 | — | |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 19 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| F | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
| 12. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 128 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 62 | 29 | 31 |
| F | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 70 | 49 | 41 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| 14. Diabetes | M | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — |
| F | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |
| 15. Cerebral Hæmorrhage. &c. | M | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| F | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 17 | 24 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | M | 182 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 16 | 51 | 64 | 43 |
| F | 265 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 65 | 115 | |
| 17. Arterio Sclerosis | M | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 15 | 20 |
| F | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 31 | |
| 18. Bronchitis | M | 90 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 31 |
| F | 81 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 9 | 12 | 54 |
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