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Lewisham 1935
[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 1935.
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3. Scarlet Fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | M | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Influenza | M | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | M | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | —1— | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 70 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | — |
| F | 61 | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| F | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 11. Syphilis | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane. Tabes Dorsalis | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | |
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 164 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 44 | 58 | 25 |
| F | 180 | — | 1 | 1 | _ | — | 8 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 42 | 46 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| F | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| F | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 28 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | M | 238 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 70 | 76 |
| F | 306 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 97 | 143 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | M | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | _ |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | M | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 27 | 13 |
| F | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 41 | |
| 19 Bronchitis | M | 31 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| F | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 13 |