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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE DURING THE YEAR 1943.
| Causes of Death. | Ages at Death | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-45 | 45-65 | Over 65 | All Ages | |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fevers | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | - | 2 | - | 82 | 38 | 6 | 128 |
| Other form of Tuberculosis | - | 2 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| Syphilitic Diseases | - | - | - | - | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| Influenza | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 40 | 58 |
| Measles | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Cancer, Buccal Cavity & Oesophagus (M), Uterus (F) | - | - | — | 1 | 16 | 15 | 32 |
| Cancer, Stomach & Duodenum | - | - | - | 5 | 25 | 34 | 64 |
| Cancer, Breast | - | - | - | - | 27 | 10 | 37 |
| Cancer, all other sites | - | 1 | 1 | 17 | 93 | 124 | 236 |
| Diabetes | — | - | - | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| Intra-Cranial Vascular Lesions | - | - | - | 3 | 50 | 155 | 208 |
| Heart Diseases | - | - | 1 | 21 | 117 | 444 | 583 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | - | - | 1 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 64 |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 1 | - | 5 | 28 | 117 | 156 |
| Pneumonia | 22 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 46 | 111 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | - | - | - | 7 | 13 | 9 | 29 |
| Ulcer, Stomach & Duodenum | - | - | - | 5 | 15 | 12 | 32 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| Appendicitis | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | 6 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 42 |
| Nephritis | - | - | - | 8 | 16 | 22 | 46 |
| Puerperal & Post Abortive Sepsis | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Other Maternal Causes | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | 7 |
| Premature Birth | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | 32 |
| Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Diseases | 28 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| Suicide | - | - | - | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| Road Traffic Accidents | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Other Violent Accidents | 7 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 22 | 30 | 133 |
| All other causes | 5 | - | 5 | 23 | 34 | 129 | 196 |
| TOTAL ALL CAUSES | 134 | 26 | 56 | 268 | 586 | 1289 | 2359 |