Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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lof life during the /ear 1954
s at death during the calendar year 1954 :—
Causes of death
Totals, all causes
I' Tuberculosis, respiratory
|2 Tuberculosis, other
13 1 Syphilitic diseases
|l Diphtheria
I: Whooping cough ...
■ 6 i Meningococcal infections...
11 Acute poliomyelitis
■ 8 Measles
I' Other infective and parasitic
diseases
Malignant neoplasm,
stomach
Malignant neoplasm, lung
and bronchus ...
Malignant neoplasm, breast
V Malignant neoplasm, uterus
H Other malignant and lym-
■ Phatic neoplasms
I; Leukaemia, aleukaemia ...
I Diabetes
Vascular lesions of nervous
system
Coronary disease, angina...
Hypertension with heart
disease ...
Other heart disease
Other circulatory disease
I Influenza
] Pneumonia
1 Bronchitis
Other diseases of respiratory
system
Wcer of stomach and duodenum
Gastritis, enteritis and
diarrhoea
Nephritis and nephrosis ...
yperplasia of prostate ...
rcgnancy, childbirth, aborI
tion
r>!k8enjita' malformations
utherdefined and illdefined
diseases
Motor vehicle accidents
?! other accidents
Suicide
Homicide and operations
of war
1031
11
1
3
1
21
13
32
13
107
6
12
180
126
23
197
63
1
28
58
82
3
13
5
Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of " residents "
whether occurring within or without the borough
FEMALES
All Under
ages I yr.
22
I and
under
5
J and
under
15
15 and
under
25
25 and
under
45
45 and
under
65
32
197
65 and
under
75
256
8
18
6
32
2
34
17
11
1
5
1
2
12
1
2
2
4
11
2
38
2
3
53
36
75
and
over
511
1 : 12
24 29
17
5
13
2
1
14
2
1
2
2
27
3
6
92
73
10
136
33
1
19
37
4
5
1
3
38
10