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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| 4 toks under 1 year | |||||||||||||
| 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 + | |||||
| Total all causes | M | 1,723 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 111 | 346 | 549 | 592 |
| F | 1,644 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 86 | 182 | 321 | 969 | |
| B4 Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | M | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B5 Tuberculosis of Respiratory system | M | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 3 |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| B6 Other Tuberculosis, including late effects | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| B17 Syphilis and its sequelae | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| B18 Other Infective and Parasitic diseases | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| F | 2 | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| B19(l) Malignant Neoplasm Buccal Cavity, etc. | M | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
| B19(2) Malignant Neoplasm Oesophagus | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| B19(3) Malignant Neoplasm Stomach | M | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 16 | 9 |
| F | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | |
| B19(4)Malignant Neoplasm Intestine | M | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
| F | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 13 | 29 | |
| B 19(5) Larynx | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | —_ | —_ | —_ | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| B19(6) Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | M | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 55 | 86 | 35 |
| F | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 16 | 17 | |
| B19(7) Malignant Neoplasm —Breast | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ |
| F | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 19 | |
| B19(8) Malignant Neoplasm —Uterus | F | 23 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| B19(9) Malignant Neoplasm —Prostate | M | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 13 |
| B19(10) Leukaemia | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| F | 8 | — | —_ | —_ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| B 19(11) Other Malignant Neoplasms | M | 80 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 17 |
| F | 89 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 32 | |
| B20 Benign and unspecified Neoplasms | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| B21 Diabetes Mellitus | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| B22 Avitaminoses, etc. | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| B46(l) Other Endocrine etc. diseases | M | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| B23 Anaemias | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| F | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| B46(3) Mental Disorders | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| B24 Meningitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| B46(4) Other diseases of Nervous System, etc. | M | 22 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |
| F | 22 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | |
| B26 Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | M | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| F | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 8 | |
| B27 Hypersensitive disease ... | M | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| F | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 24 | |
| B28 Ischaemic heart disease | M | 400 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 32 | 93 | 137 | 130 |
| F | 330 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 66 | 223 | |
| B29 Other forms of Heart disease | M | 36 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | — |
| F | 63 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 53 | ||||||
| B30 Cerebrovascular disease | M | 175 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 29 | 57 | 84 |
| F | 263 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 15 | 48 | 191 | |
| B46(5) Other diseases of Circulatory system | M | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 25 | 32 |
| F | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 80 | ||
| B31 Influenza | M | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| F | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| B32 Pneumonia | M | 126 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 71 |
| F | 141 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 101 | |
| B33(l) Bronchitis and Emphysema | M | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 33 | ||
| F | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 34 | |
| B33(2) Asthma | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| B46(6) Other diseases of Respiratory System | M | 22 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| F | 22 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
| B34 Peptic Ulcer | M | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| F | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| B35 Appendicitis | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B36 Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | |
| B37 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| B46(7) Other diseases of Digestive System | M | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| F | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| B38 Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | |