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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 1938
[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 1938—
| 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 | 72 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
| F | 65 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | I | 12 | 22 | |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 16 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 7 |
| F | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | M | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | .4 | 1 |
| F | 7 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 4 | 1 | _ | 1 | ||
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. | M | 12 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - |
| F | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 24. Appendicitis | M | 14 | — | - | - | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 6 | - | - | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 4 | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 3 | — |
| F | 2 | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | - | - | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | M | 3 | 1 | - | - | — | — | _ | _ | 1 | - | 1 | — |
| F | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases . . | M | 23 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| F | 21 | 2 | - | - | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 28. Acute & Chronic Nephritis | M | 36 | — | - | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| F | 32 | — | - | - | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | F | 5 | — | - | - | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | F | 2 | — | - | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | M | 49 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | 29 | 27 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 32. Senility | M | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| F | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 39 | |
| 33. Suicide | M | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — |
| F | 6 | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 34. Other Violence | M | 37 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| F | 35 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | |
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | M | 103 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 21 |
| F | 98 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 20 | |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | 2 | — | |
| F | 3 | — | - | — | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| Xotals | M | 1160 | 95 | 17 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 30 | 65 | 128 | 221 | 285 231 | |
| F | 1243 | 56 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 79 | 104 | 157 | 258 458 | ||