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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Cause of Death | Sex | All Ages | Under 4 wks | 4 wks under 1 year | Age in years | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75+ | |||||
| Total all causes | M | 1 785 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 117 | 349 | 521 | 661 |
| F | 1 648 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 78 | 155 | 330 | 987 | |
| B4 Enteritis and other diarrhoel diseases | M | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| B5 Tuberculosis of Respiratory system | M | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| B6 Other Tuberculosis,including late effects | M | 2 | |||||||||||
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B17 Syphilis and its sequelae | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| B18 Other Infective and Parasitic diseases | M | 2 | - | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| F | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| B19(l) Malignant Neoplasm Stomach | M | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 |
| F | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | |
| B19(2) Malignant Neoplasm —Lung, Bronchus | M | 171 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 20 | 57 | 56 | 36 |
| F | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 6 | 9 | 11 | 16 | |
| B19(3) Malignant Neoplasm | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - |
| F | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | |
| B19(4)Malignant Neoplasm —Uterus | F | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| B19(5) Leukaemia | M | 9 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | |
| B19(6) Other Malignant Neoplasms, etc. | M | 177 | - | - | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 57 | 46 |
| F | 148 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 58 | |
| B20 Benign and unspecified Neoplasms | M | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | 6 | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| B21 Diabetes Mellitus | M | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 8 | |
| B46(l) Other Endocrine etc. diseases | M | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 4 | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| B23 Anaemias | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| B46(3) Mental Disorders | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| B24 Meningitis | M | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | — | |
| B46(4) Other diseases of Nervous System, etc. | M | 16 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| F | 22 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| B26 Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | M | 17 | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
| F | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | |||
| B27 Hypersensitive disease | M | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | |
| F | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 24 | ||||
| B28 Ischaemic heart disease | M | 459 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 34 | 115 | 130 | 171 |
| F | 368 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 35 | 89 | 237 | ||
| B29 Other forms of Heart disease | M | 55 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | 17 | 27 | |||
| F | 78 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 56 | |
| B30 Cerebrovascular disease | M | 151 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 36 | 82 |
| F | 275 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 199 | |
| B46(5) Other diseases of Circulatory system | M | 63 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 26 |
| F | 85 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 3 | 18 | 63 | ||
| B31 Influenza | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| F | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| B32 Pneumonia | M | 135 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | _ | _ | — | 7 | 36 | 87 |
| F | 149 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | _ | — | 3 | 3 | 22 | 115 | |
| B33(l) Bronchitis and Emphysema | M | 217 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 31 | 79 | 101 | |||
| F | 73 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 12 | 51 | |||
| B33(2) Asthma | M | 2 | - | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | ||
| B46(6) Other diseases of Respiratory System | M | 23 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| F | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |
| B34 Peptic Ulcer | M | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | — | 6 | 10 |
| F | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| B35 Appendicitis | M | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B36 Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | M | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| F | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | |
| B37 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| B46(7) Other diseases of Digestive System | M | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| F | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| B38 Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| B39 Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| B46(8) Other diseases, Genito-Urinary System | M | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 5 | 8 |
| F | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| B40 Abortion | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| B41 Other Complications of Pregnancy, etc. | F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| B46(9) Diseases of Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B46(10) Diseases of Musculo-skeletal System | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| F | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | |
| B42 Congenital Anomalies | M | 10 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| F | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| B43 Birth Injury, Difficult Labour, etc. | M | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B44 Other causes of perinatal Mortality | M | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B45 Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| F | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | ||
| BE47 Motor Vehicle accidents | M | 15 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
| F | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | |
| BE48 All other accidents | M | 25 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| F | 23 | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| BE49 Suicide and self-inflictected injuries | M | 22 | - | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | |
| BE50 All other external causes | M | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| F | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |