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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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The social class, related to cause of death, was as follows :—
Table 6
| Code No. | Cause of death | Male | Female | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | II | Ill | IV | V | Total | 1 | II | Ill | IV | V | Total | ||
| 1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | _ | 1 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | Tuberculosis, other | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 3 | Syphilitic disease | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Diphtheria | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Whooping cough | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 6 | Meningococcal infections | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | --- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Measles | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
| 10 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 2 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 25 |
| 11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 3 | 6 | 35 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast ... | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | 13 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 55 |
| 13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus ... | - | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 21 | |||||
| 14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 5 | 24 | 71 | 16 | 18 | 134 | 3 | 18 | 70 | 19 | 9 | 119 |
| I5 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Diabetes | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | 11 | - | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 17 | Vascular lesions of nervous system... | 30 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 75 | 4 | 24 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 102 | |
| 18 | Coronary disease, angina | 9 | 28 | 69 | 18 | 18 | 142 | 4 | 15 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 74 |
| 19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 7 | 25 | 47 | 10 | 7 | 96 | 7 | 21 | 47 | 9 | 14 | 98 |
| 20 | Other heart disease | 6 | 29 | 63 | 24 | 24 | 146 | 5 | 38 | 105 | 25 | 27 | 200 |
| 21 | Other circulatory disease | 2 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 57 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 52 |
| 22 | Influenza | - | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | - | 15 |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 3 | 7 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 58 | - | 8 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 43 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 6 | 12 | 53 | 11 | 17 | 99 | - | 7 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 67 |
| 25 | Other diseases of respiratory system | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 6 |
| 27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| 28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | - | 3 | 10 | 1 | - | 14 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 31 | - | — | — | — | — | - |
| 30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Congenital malformations | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 8 | 1 | - | 9 |
| 32 | Other defined and illdefined diseases | 5 | 22 | 66 | 12 | 12 | 117 | 3 | 21 | 73 | 12 | 15 | 124 |
| 33 | Motor vehicle accidents | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 34 | All other accidents | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 24 | _ | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| 35 | Suicide | - | 3 | 9 | - | - | 12 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 6 |
| 36 | Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No social class assessed | - | — | — | — | — | 20 | - | — | — | 50 | |||