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. | A11 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 | 56 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| F | 51 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| F | 20 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | M | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. | M | 18 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| F | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 24. Appendicitis | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| F | 5 | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | _—_ | — | |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | M | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| F | 18 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 28. Acute & Chronic Nephritis | M | 24 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| F | 43 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | F | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | M | 41 | 39 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32. Senility | M | 27 | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 25 |
| F | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 53 | |
| 33. Suicide | M | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | |
| F | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | |
| 34. Other Violence | M | 48 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| F | 34 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | M | 98 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | |
| F | 92 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 16 | |
| 36. Causes ill—defined or unknown | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Totals | M | 1185 | 78 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 44 | 58 | 128 | 240 | 281 | 278 |
| F | 1270 | 63 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 42 | 72 | 107 | 170 | 284 | 466 |