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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 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—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 | 87 | 25 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 6 |
| F | 62 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| F | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | M | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| F | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 23. Diarrhœa, etc. | M | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| F | 11 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 24. Appendicitis | M | 12 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 26. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | M | 19 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 19 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| 28. Acute & Chronic Nephritis | M | 45 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 14 |
| F | 42 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 13 | |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | M | 48 | 46 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32. Senility | M | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 34 |
| F | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 55 | |
| 33. Suicide | M | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| 34. Other Violence | M | 41 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| F | 40 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 24 | |
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | M | 93 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 24 |
| F | 87 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 16 | |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | M | 1207 | 103 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 38 | 42 | 70 | 131 | 238 | 255 | 273 |
| F | 1225 | 60 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 43 | 69 | 93 | 155 | 268 | 456 |