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Lewisham 1968

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

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Table 1TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE REGISTERED DURING 1967

Cause of DeathSexAll AgesUnder 4 wks4 wks under 1 yearAge in years
1-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75+
Total all causesM1 7853416910151637117349521661
F1 64830141039122078155330987
B4 Enteritis and other diarrhoel diseasesM11-
F11
B5 Tuberculosis of Respiratory systemM14------12281
F2---------1-
B6 Other Tuberculosis,including late effectsM2
F------------
B17 Syphilis and its sequelaeM------------
F1----------1
B18 Other Infective and Parasitic diseasesM2-1------1
F11
B19(l) Malignant Neoplasm StomachM33------249144
F32-------24818
B19(2) Malignant Neoplasm —Lung, BronchusM171-----1120575636
F43-----1691116
B19(3) Malignant NeoplasmM--
F53------113111216
B19(4)Malignant Neoplasm —UterusF16------12265
B19(5) LeukaemiaM911--331
F911133
B19(6) Other Malignant Neoplasms, etc.M177--133613485746
F14831415264158
B20 Benign and unspecified NeoplasmsM3111
F6-11211
B21 Diabetes MellitusM6--------222
F19--------388
B46(l) Other Endocrine etc. diseasesM51112
F4--112
B23 AnaemiasM3---------2
F4----1-12
B46(3) Mental DisordersM2----------2
F6----------6
B24 MeningitisM21-------1--
F2------1--1
B46(4) Other diseases of Nervous System, etc.M16---1--11355
F22--21--33211
B26 Chronic Rheumatic Heart DiseaseM17----13472
F22-----2929
B27 Hypersensitive diseaseM29-----1261010
F33-----2724
B28 Ischaemic heart diseaseM459-----1834115130171
F368-----163589237
B29 Other forms of Heart diseaseM55-11-181727
F78-11-121231156
B30 Cerebrovascular diseaseM151----1166193682
F275----11171551199
B46(5) Other diseases of Circulatory systemM63----1135101726
F85-----131863
B31 InfluenzaM3---------12
F9--------126
B32 PneumoniaM135131--__73687
F149-411-_3322115
B33(l) Bronchitis and EmphysemaM2171---53179101
F73-1---631251
B33(2) AsthmaM2--11
F4---121
B46(6) Other diseases of Respiratory SystemM23-3----14411
F29131---121416
B34 Peptic UlcerM20-------4610
F10--------325
B35 AppendicitisM2--1----1---
F1-----------
B36 Intestinal Obstruction and HerniaM9-------1224
F81--------25
B37 Cirrhosis of LiverM2-------11
F2--------11-
B46(7) Other diseases of Digestive SystemM171--11644
F1511337
B38 Nephritis and NephrosisM2---------11
F4--------121
B39 Hyperplasia of ProstateM11--------146
B46(8) Other diseases, Genito-Urinary SystemM15-------258
F19------12313
B40 AbortionF211----
B41 Other Complications of Pregnancy, etc.F2-----11
B46(9) Diseases of Skin, Subcutaneous TissueM1------1----
F------------
B46(10) Diseases of Musculo-skeletal SystemM3--------21-
F8---------17
B42 Congenital AnomaliesM1053------11-
F13831-------1
B43 Birth Injury, Difficult Labour, etc.M1616----------
F1010----------
B44 Other causes of perinatal MortalityM99----------
F99----------
B45 Symptoms and ill-defined conditionsM2----------2
F51--------4
BE47 Motor Vehicle accidentsM151333221
F81124
BE48 All other accidentsM252413122424
F23--114215
BE49 Suicide and self-inflictected injuriesM22-4324243
F11-----21251
BE50 All other external causesM422
F4112