London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Code No. | Causes of Death | Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of " residents " whether occurring within or without the borough | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | Under 1 yr. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and over | ||
| Totals, all causes | 2253 | 120 | 28 | 19 | 185 | 567 | 1335 | |
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Cerebro—spinal fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Scarlet fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Whooping cough | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 109 | — | 1 | — | 65 | 34 | 9 |
| 7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 10 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 8 | Syphilitic diseases | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Influenza | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Measles | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Acute poliomyelitis and encephalitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 12 | Acute infectious encephalitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 13 | Cancer, buccal cavity and oesophagus (M), uterus (F) | 37 | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 16 |
| 14 | Cancer, stomach and duodenum | 63 | — | — | — | 3 | 23 | 37 |
| 15 | Cancer, breast | 44 | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 21 |
| 16 | Cancer, all other sites | 287 | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | 123 | 142 |
| 17 | Diabetes | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| 18 | Intra—cranial vascular lesions | 218 | — | — | — | 2 | 54 | 162 |
| 19 | Heart diseases | 696 | — | — | — | 17 | 141 | 538 |
| 20 | Other circulatory diseases | 63 | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 47 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 142 | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 26 | 103 |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 96 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 60 |
| 23 | Other respiratory diseases | 35 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| 24 | Ulcer, stomach and duodenum | 28 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 15 |
| 25 | Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Appendicitis | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 40 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 22 |
| 28 | Nephritis | 45 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 19 | 15 |
| 29 | Puerperal and post—abortive sepsis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 30 | Other maternal causes | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 31 | Premature birth | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile diseases | 54 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 33 | Suicide | 16 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | 15 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 35 | Other violent causes | 39 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 36 | All other causes | 140 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 82 |
| *Deaths under 1 year are further analysed in the next table. | ||||||||