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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 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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Table: CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFEDURING THE YEAR 1942.

CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE

DURING THE YEAR 1942.

List No.CAUSES OF DEATH.Ages at Death
Under 1 year1 and under 55 and under 15.15 and under 45.45 and under 6565 and upwardsTOTALS All Ages.
1.Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fevers––––1–1
2.Corebro Spinal Fever1––1114
3.Scarlet Fever1–––––1
4.Whooping Cough31––––4
5.Diphtheric.––1–––1
6.Tuberculosis of Respiratory System–––68428118
7.Other Forms of Tuberculosis12154–13
8.Syphilitic Diseases–––215623
9.Influenza–––25310
10.Measles—––––––
11.Ac. Poliomyelitis & Polioencephalitis–11–––2
12.Ac. Infectious Encephalitis (Lethargic)–––––-–
13.Cancer, Buccal Cavity & Oesophagus–––1131630
14.Cancer, Stomach & Duodenum–––3173050
15.Cancer, Breast–––218929
16.Cancer, all other sites–-–1669117202
17.Diabetes––1321420
18.Vascular Lesions1–"–439123167
19.Heart diseases––32699370498
20.Other Circulatory Diseases–––2142945
21.Bronchitis5––33179118
22.Pneumonia21347173890
23.Other Respiratory Diseases–3139824
24.Ulcer, Stomach & Duodenum–––2141026
25.Diarrhoea (under 2 years)102––––12
26.Appendicitis–––1135
27.Other Digestive Diseases51–1192753
28.Nephritis––2592036
29.Puerperal & Post Abortive Sepsis–––4––4
30.Other Maternal Causes–––5––5
31.Premature Birth26–––––23
32.Congenital Malfomations, Birth Injury, Infantile Diseases23––1–125
33.Suicide–––113115
34.Road Traffic Accidents–––2158
35.Other Violent Causes43311113769
36.All other causes2523533144221
TOTAL ALL CAUSES103211921649710991955