Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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.