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. | nd 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 79 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 11 |
| F | 75 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | |
| 20. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| F | 20 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| 21. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | M | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | — |
| F | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 22. Diarrhœa, &c. | M | 14 | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 23. Appendicitis & Typhlitis | M | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| 24. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 8 | — | — | — | •— | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | |
| 25. Acute & Chronic Nephritis | M | 34 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
| F | 34 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 5 | |
| 26. Puerperal Sepsis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | |
| 27. Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | |
| 28 Congenital Debility, Pre mature Birth | M | 33 | 31 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | 32 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 29. Suicide | M | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | |
| 30. Other Deaths from Violence | M | 47 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 6 |
| F | 51 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 18 | |
| 31. Other Defined Diseases | M | 184 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 32 | 63 |
| F | 203 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 49 | 22 | 89 | ||
| 32. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| All Causes | M | 1122 | 75 | 18 | 22 | 32 | 42 | 133 | 333 | 227 | 240 |
| F | 1287 | 6'J | 14 | 16 | 27 | 45 | 149 | 289 | 248 | 430 | |
| Totals | — | 2409 | 144 | 32 | 38 | 59 | 87 | 282 | 622 | 475 | 670 |