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Lewisham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table showing Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life during the Year 1933.
| 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 35 years | 35 and under 45 years | 45 and under 55 years | 55 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 and upwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | M | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| F | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | M | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M | 9 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 11 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Influenza | M | 38 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| F | 55 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 24 | |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | M | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 86 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 4 | — |
| F | 56 | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | 12 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | |
| 11. Syphilis | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane. Tabes Dorsalis. . | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 142 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 20 | 38 | 54 | 23 |
| F | 159 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 23 | 45 | 55 | 25 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M | 13 | —_ | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| F | 72 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | M | 213 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 49 | 62 | 68 |
| F | 292 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 41 | 74 | 143 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | M | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | M | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 31 | 15 |
| F | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 26 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | M | 34 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | —_ | — | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| F | 42 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 |