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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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of life during the year 1963
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| Code No. | Causes of death | Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of "residents" whether occurring within or without the borough | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEMALES | 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 | 1272 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 203 | 297 | 693 | 2639 | |
| 1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | Tuberculosis, other forms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Syphilitic diseases | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 | Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| 10 | Malignant neoplasms, stomach | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 19 | 64 |
| 11 | Malignant neoplasms, lung and bronchus | 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 139 |
| 12 | Malignant neoplasms, breast | 53 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 53 |
| 13 | Malignant neoplasms, uterus | 17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 98 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 201 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 16 |
| 16 | Diabetes | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 17 | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 208 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 27 | 45 | 134 | 346 |
| 18 | Coronary disease, angina | 227 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 69 | 135 | 557 |
| 19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 31 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 22 | 49 |
| 20 | Other heart disease | 160 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 28 | 120 | 260 |
| 21 | Other circulatory disease | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 45 | 113 |
| 22 | Influenza | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 90 | 5 | 2 | —_ | — | — | 10 | 15 | 58 | 182 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 32 | 190 |
| 25 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 26 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 17 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| 31 | Congenital malformations | 16 | 10 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 |
| 32 | Other defined and ill defined causes | 91 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 22 | 19 | 32 | 182 |
| 33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 34 | All other accidents | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 35 |
| 35 | Suicides | 20 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
| 36 | Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |