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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
Islington 1944
[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 1944.
| Causes of Death. | Ages at Death | TOTALS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-45 | 45-65 | Over 65 | All Ages | |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fevers | . | . | . | . | . | . | 0 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | . | 1 | . | . | 3 | |
| Scarlet Fever | . | 1 | . | . | . | .. | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 1 | . | . | . | . | 9 |
| Diphtheria | . | . | . | . | . | . | 0 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 1 | . | 1 | 73 | 45 | 9 | 129 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Syphilitic Diseases | . | . | . | . | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| Influenza | . | . | . | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| Measles | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Acute Infectious Encephalitis | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1 |
| Cancer, Buccal Cavity & Oesophagus (M), Uterus (F) | . | . | . | 1 | 6 | 14 | 21 |
| Cancer, Stomach & Duodenum | . | . | . | . | 17 | 32 | 53 |
| Cancer, Breast | . | . | . | 4 | 26 | 12 | 42 |
| Cancer, all other sites | . | . | 1 | 15 | 88 | 109 | 213 |
| Diabetes | . | . | . | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| Intra-Cranial Vascular Lesions | . | . | . | 4 | 48 | 133 | 185 |
| Heart Diseases | . | 1 | 1 | 20 | 118 | 441 | 581 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | . | . | . | . | 22 | 60 | 82 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | . | . | 3 | 33 | 73 | 111 |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 54 | 109 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | . | . | . | 2 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| Ulcer, Stomach &. Duodenun | 1 | . | . | 3 | 21 | 15 | 40 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 18 | 2 | . | . | . | . | 20 |
| Appendicitis | . | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 2 | 1 | . | 6 | 8 | 20 | 37 |
| Nephritis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 41 |
| Puerperal & Post Abortive Sepsis | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 |
| Other Maternal Causes | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 29 | . | . | . | . | . | 29 |
| Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Diseases | 33 | . | 1 | 2 | . | . | 36 |
| Suicide | . | . | . | 3 | 5 | 3 j | 11 |
| Road Traffic Accidents | . | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Other Violent Accidents | 7 | 14 | 20 | 136 | 127 | 97 | 401 |
| All other causes | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 99 | 149 |
| Total All Causes | 123 | 38 | 36 | 320 | 663 | 1236 | 2416 |
Note. The high figure under the heading "Other Violent Causes" is
chiefly due to civilian casualties as a result on enemy action.