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Lewisham 1936
[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 1936.
| 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 Fevers | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | M | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | M | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Influenza | M | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 21 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 10 | |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | M | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 76 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 3 | — |
| F | 65 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | — | — | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 7 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| F | 10 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 11. Syphilis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| F | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane. Tabes Dorsalis | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 162 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 8 | 23 | 47 | 47 | 31 |
| F | 200 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 29 | 46 | 56 | 51 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| F | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 5 | |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| F | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 28 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | M | 270 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 58 | 85 | 90 |
| F | 319 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 90 | 166 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | M | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | M | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 22 |
| F | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 18 | 26 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | M | 56 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| F | 38 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 22 |