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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 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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Table: In detail, the social class, related to cause of death, was as follows:—Table 6

In detail, the social class, related to cause of death, was as follows:—

Table 6

Code No.Cause of deathMaleFemale
1IIIIIIVVTotal1IIIllIVVTotal
1Tuberculosis, respiratory126-—9-1——-1
2Tuberculosis, other forms-1---1------
3Syphilitic disease-----------—
4Diphtheria------------
5Whooping cough---—--------
6Meningococcal infections------------
7Acute poliomyelitis--1--1------
8Measles-----------—
9Other infective and parasitic diseases-11--2--1--1
10Malignant neoplasm, stomach13264236-3173124
11Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus-16651421116-5114-20
12Malignant neoplasm, breast-—1——138234240
13Malignant neoplasm, uterus-------17-210
14Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms4297318813252365238124
15Leukaemia, aleukaemia13721141—4—27
16Diabetes221—16-352—10
17Vascular lesions of nervous system421722213132752903410193
18Coronary disease, angina955144381526142794216152
19Hypertension with heart disease142567431123210459
20Other heart disease728692711142331822513154
21Other circulatory disease582165452113812366
22Influenza-165416-246113
23Pneumonia21069163100-1449191092
24Bronchitis513602210110-8329857
25Other diseases of respiratory system-685120-15--6
26Ulcer of stomach and duodenum-4821151361112
27Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa-—3-—3-1-1-2
28Nephritis and nephrosis12122—17-9152—26
29Hyperplasia of prostate1864-19---———
30Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion-——--—-—3—-3
31Congenital malformations125——82232110
32Other defined and illdefined diseases515338768494212875
33Motor vehicle accidents-112-1141—4-27
34All other accidents1191—12-393—15
35Suicid-2741141281113
36Homicide and operations of war—---—---2--2
No social class assessed-—-——18-—-—-48

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There are various discrepancies between the above table and table 2,
owing to different methods of assessment, and for comparative purposes
therefore it is safer to group the causes of death which are linked
together. Thus code numbers 10 to 15 may be regarded as all different
kinds of cancer, while numbers 17 to 21 are all diseases of the heart and
circulation. Similarly 22 to 25 are best grouped together.