London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| 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 |
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| M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | M | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6. Influenza | M | 41 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| F | 53 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 21 | ||
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | M | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 78 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 15 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| F | 56 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 5 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 8 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane. Tabes Dorsalis.. | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | ||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 178 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 18 | 62 | 54 | 31 | |
| F | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 37 | 47 | 57 | 41 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | ||
| F | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 15. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc. | M | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | |
| F | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 13 | 34 | ||
| 1G. Heart Disease | M | 266 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 55 | 87 | 83 |
| F | 343 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 103 | 172 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | M | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | ||
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | M | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 35 | 31 |
| F | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 32 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | M | 47 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||
| F | 43 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 42 |