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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 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 | 36 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 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| F | 48 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | M | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| 23- Diarrhœa, etc. | M | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
| 24. Appendicitis | M | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 |
| F | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | |
| F | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| F | 9 | — | _ | — | — | _ | — | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | M | 23 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| F | 21 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 28. Acute & Chronic Nephritis | M | 42 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
| F | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 14 | |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | F | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | M | 42 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 29 | 27 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32. Senility | M | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 |
| F | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 63 | |
| 33. Suicide | M | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 34. Other Violence | M | 50 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| F | 27 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| 36. Other Defined Diseases | M | 95 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 26 | 21 |
| F | 85 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 21 | |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | M | 1070 | 74 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 32 | 42 | 71 | 115 | 198 | 256 | 234 |
| F | 1144 | 45 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 66 | 56 | 85 | 136 | 257 | 432 |