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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 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—continued.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 67 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 13 |
| F | 50 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| F | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | M | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | —_ | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| F | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. | M | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 24. Appendicitis | M | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| F | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver • | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | —_ | 1 |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | M | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases .. | M | 26 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 21 | — | 1 | —_ | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 28. Acute & Chronic Nephritis | M | 44 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| F | 40 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | F | 3 | — | —_ | — | — | _— | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | F | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | M | 31 | 29 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 33 | 31 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32. Senility | M | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 35 |
| F | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 61 | |
| 33. Suicide | M | 23 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| F | 4 | — | 1 _ | 1 _ | 1 _ | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| 34. Other Violence | M | 52 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| F | 32 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | M | 97 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 21 |
| F | 86 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | 5 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 11 | |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | M | 1091 | 55 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 54 | 45 | 57 | 126 | 232 | 238 | 231 |
| F | 1180 | 52 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 42 | 60 | 104 | 173 | 258 | 412 |