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Lewisham 1951
[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 1951
The following table shows the causes of and ages at death during the calendar year 1951 :—
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| Code No. | Cause of death | Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of "residents" 1 whether occurring within or without the borough 1 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | Under 1 yr. | 1 and under | 5 and under | 15 and under | 25 and under | 45 and under | 65 and under | 75 and vover | ||
| 5 | 15 | 25 | 45 | 65 | 75 | |||||
| Totals, all causes | 2542 | 86 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 126 | 598 | 657 | 1013 | |
| 1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 60 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 25 | 22 | 6 | |
| 2 | Tuberculosis, other | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Syphilitic disease | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Diphtheria | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| 5 | Whooping cough | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| 6 | Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| 7 | Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| 8 | Measles | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | |
| 9 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | _ | 2 |
| 10 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 50 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 22 | 13 | 14 |
| 11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung and bronchus | 78 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 37 | 30 | 8 |
| 12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 48 | _ | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 11 | 15 |
| 13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 14 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 267 | 1 | 2 | 1 | __ | 20 | 78 | 84 | 81 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 13 | _ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Diabetes | 19 | _ | _ | — | 1 | — | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 17 | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 271 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 52 | 85 | 126 |
| 18 | Coronary disease, angina | 288 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 87 | 92 | 104 |
| 19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 73 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 10 | 25 | 35 |
| 20 | Other heart disease | 455 | _ | _ | — | _ | 9 | 43 | 98 12 | 305 |
| 21 | Other circulatory disease | 78 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 47 | |
| 22 | Influenza | 47 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 110 | 13 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 50 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 213 | 1 | _ | — | _ | 2 | 54 | 69 | 87 |
| 25 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 24 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| 26 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 31 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 16 | 12 | 2 |
| 27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | _ | 3 |
| 28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 24 | - | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 24 | - | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | — | - |
| 31 | Congenital malformations | 18 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 32 | Other defined and illdefined diseases | 220 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 41 | 61 |
| 33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 18 | _ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | All other accidents | 41 | 3 | — | 2 | _ | 5 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 35 | Suicide | 21 | - | _ | _ | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - |