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Lewisham 1952

[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 7

Code No.Cause of deathMaleFemale
1IIIll(VVTotal1IIIllIVVTotal
1Tuberculosis, respiratory2125524-1111-13
2Tuberculosis, other-1-214------
3Syphilitic disease-12--3--1--1
4Diphtheria----------_--
5Whooping cough-----------
6Meningococcal infections-----------
7Acute poliomyelitis-----------
8Measles-1-__1------
9Other infective and parasitic diseases--3--3-24113
10Malignant neoplasm, stomach132310643-6143528
11Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus212451517562210
12Malignant neoplasm, breast--1-12118329565
13Malignant neoplasm, uterus-------883221
14Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms116762061193285993102
15Leukaemia, aleukaemia1251211-273_12
16Diabetes111--3-243211
17Vascular lesions of nervous system529651417130434941511158
18Coronary disease, angina53210127131781195115894
19Hypertension with heart disease210327354310323149
20Other heart disease43812928192185611403515256
21Other circulatory disease272610853114325658
22Influenza1132_7-12-14
23Pneumonia3830111163193211356
24Bronchitis119802314137217329565
25Other diseases of respiratory system-12115--41-5
26Ulcer of stomach and duodenum-4115121-2417
27Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea----------
28Nephritis and nephrosis-3134-20-552113
29Hyperplasia of prostate23123-20----
30Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion-------1--1
31Congenital malformations-171110_13217
32Other defined and illdefined diseases-2342121188-225812193
33Motor vehicle accidents-295218--213
34All other accidents32872224286121
35Suicide-15219-1315
36Homicide and operations of war---------1-1
No social class assessed-17--52