London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Causes of death at different periods
The following table shows the causes of and
Table
| Code No. | Causes of death | Nett deaths at the subjoined age of " residents " whether occurring within or without the borough | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALES | Total persons (i.e., incl. table opp.) | ||||||||||
| All ages | Under 1 yr. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and under 75 | 75 and over | |||
| Totals, all causes | 1364 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 337 | 383 | 548 | 2513 | |
| 1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 24 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 29 |
| 2 | Tuberculosis, other | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Syphilitic diseases | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| 10 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 13 | 8 | 67 |
| 11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung and bronchus | 96 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 49 | 30 | 13 | 108 |
| 12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 |
| 13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 |
| 14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 118 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 231 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 17 |
| 16 | Diabetes | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| 17 | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 123 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 36 | 63 | 300 |
| 18 | Coronary disease, angina | 254 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 68 | 84 | 99 | 385 |
| 19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 20 | 81 |
| 20 | Other heart disease | 139 | — | — | — | —_ | 4 | 18 | 21 | 96 | 340 |
| 21 | Other circulatory disease | 50 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 113 |
| 22 | Influenza | 1 | — | — | — | _ | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 70 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | 38 | 113 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 147 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 35 | 47 | 61 | 208 | |
| 25 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
| 26 | Ulcers of stomach and duodenum | 32 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 38 |
| 27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 11 |
| 28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 11 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | 26 |
| 30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Congenital malformations | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 17 |
| 32 | Other defined and illdefined diseases | 96 | 25 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 182 |
| 33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 12 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 16 |
| 34 | All other accidents | 23 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 36 |
| 35 | Suicide | 15 | — | — | — | - | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
| 36 | Homicide and operations of war | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |