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Lewisham 1949
[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 1949
The following table shows the causes of and ages at death during the calendar year 1949:— Table 4
| 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 | 2326 | 73 | 17 | 10 | 149 | 563 | 1514 | |
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Cerebro-spinal fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Scarlet fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Whooping cough | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 92 | - | - | - | 39 | 45 | 8 |
| 7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Syphilitic diseases | 15 | - | — | — | — | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Influenza | 16 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Measles | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| 12 | Acute infectious encephalitis | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| 13 | Cancer, buccal cavity and oesophagus (M), uterus (F) | 25 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 |
| 14 | Cancer, stomach and duodenum | 66 | - | - | - | 3 | 25 | 38 |
| 15 | Cancer, breast | 45 | - | — | — | 7 | 17 | 21 |
| 16 | Cancer of all other sites | 273 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 104 | 161 |
| 17 | Diabetes | 17 | - | — | — | — | 4 | 13 |
| 18 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 194 | 1 | — | — | — | 43 | 150 |
| 19 | Heart diseases | 803 | - | 1 | — | 20 | 143 | 639 |
| 20 | Other circulatory diseases | 81 | - | 1 | — | 3 | 14 | 63 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 156 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 37 | 116 |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 79 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 12 | 56 |
| 23 | Other respiratory diseases | 38 | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 24 | Ulcer, stomach or duodenum | 40 | - | - | - | 2 | 13 | 25 |
| 25 | Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Appendicitis | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 37 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 26 |
| 28 | Nephritis | 37 | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| 29 | Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | Other maternal causes | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 31 | Premature births | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile diseases | 45 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 33 | Suicide | 15 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 35 | Other violent causes | 42 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 28 |
| 36 | All other causes | 150 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 36 | 89 |
| * Deaths under 1 year are further analysed in the next table. | ||||||||