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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 1964

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

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Table: The social class, related to cause of death, was as follows :—Table 3

The social class, related to cause of death, was as follows :—

Table 3

Code No.Cause of deathMaleFemale
1IIIllIVVTotal1IIIIIIVVTotal
1Tuberculosis, respiratory--32-5------
2Tuberculosis, other forms--1-12------
3Syphilitic disease--1214--2--2
4Diphtheria------------
5Whooping cough------------
6Meningococcal infections------------
7Acute poliomyelitis------------
8Measles------------
9Other infective and parasitic diseases--3--3------
10Malignant neoplasm, stomach-4228640-5156329
11Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus41481292014832156531
12Malignant neoplasm, breast------123510351
13Malignant neoplasm, uterus------112116
14Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms517751914130216561618108
15Leukaemia, aleukaemia-15219115—29
16Diabetes-1—1—2-271—10
17Vascular lesions of nervous system5164920999428772921159
18Coronary disease, angina9281526133283523911616151
19Hypertension with heart disease2410452514114626
20Other heart disease3115916151041618661612128
21Other circulatory disease57251525441065228109 4
22Influenza--------1--1
23Pneumonia1836986211040231084
24Bronchitis211802917139132513749
25Other diseases of respiratory system--33-61321-7
26Ulcer of stomach and duodenum-163414--63110
27Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea--21-3--6219
28Nephritis and nephrosis--1214112—26
29Hyperplasia of prostate-392216-----2
30Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion--------2--2
31Congenital malformations--82212-284115
32Other defined and ill defined diseases424271510801016551822121
33Motor vehicle accidents14128227--51-6
34All other accidents1385219-3104522
35Suicides-11032163—55114
36Homicide and operations of war------------
Totals421586882611571306551506142011451165 l/V)
Percentage312532012100513531712100
No social class assessed-----37------

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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 an
circulation. Similarly 22 to 25 are best grouped together.