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Lewisham 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 1—
| Cause of Death | Sex | All ages | Under 4 tvks | 4 toks under 1 year | Age in years | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 + | |||||
| B39 Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 |
| B46(8) Other diseases, | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Genito-Urinary System | F | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| B40 Abortion | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| B41 Other Complications of | |||||||||||||
| Pregnancy, etc. | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B46(10) Diseases of | M | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | |||||||
| Musculo-skeletal System | F | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| B42 Congenital Anomalies | M | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | —— | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| B43 Birth Injury, Difficult | M | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Labour, etc. | F | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B44 Other causes of perinatal | M | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mortality | F | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B45 Symptoms and ill-defined | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| conditions | F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| BE47 Motor Vehicle | M | 19 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| accidents | F | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| BE48 All other accidents | M | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| F | 31 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | |
| BE49 Suicide and self-inflicted | M | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| injuries | F | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| BE50 All other external | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
| causes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
HEART DISEASE
The percentage of cardiovascular and atherosclerotic disease as a group has not
varied much during the past ten years, as table 2 shows. This group of deaths,
taken as a single cause, rank above any other single cause of death among the
population.
| year | Deaths from | Total Heart & circulation(all ages) | age group 45-65 | Total deaths in Borough | Percentage (e) of (g) of(f) of (h)(h)(h) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronary diseases | Other heart diseases | Other circulatorydiseases | Coronary diseases | Total | ||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | (k) |
| 1959 | 599 | 485 | 155 | 1,239 | 142 | 215 | 3,448 | 36 | 41 | |
| 1960 | 496 | 423 | 147 | 1,066 | 143 | 212 | 3,280 | 32 | 6-5 | 4-3 |
| 1961 | 609 | 516 | 153 | 1,278 | 162 | 236 | 3,380 | 38 | 70 | 4-8 |
| 1962 | 657 | 417 | 145 | 1,219 | 181 | 256 | 3,376 | 36 | 7-6 | 5-4 |
| 1963 | 707 | 400 | 142 | 1,249 | 174 | 245 | 3,404 | 37 | 7-2 | 51 |
| 1964 | 654 | 301 | 142 | 1,097 | 166 | 235 | 3,317 | 33 | 71 | 50 |
| 1965 | 740 | 304 | 150 | 1,194 | 206 | 268 | 3,436 | 35 | 7-8 | 60 |
| 1966 | 731 | 303 | 135 | 1,169 | 188 | 257 | 3,406 | 34 | 7-5 | 5-5 |
| 1967 | 750 | 246 | 158 | 1,154 | 201 | 262 | 3,340 | 35 | 7-8 | 60 |
| 1968 | 827 | 234 | 148 | 1,209 | 190 | 250 | 3,433 | 35 | 7-3 | 5-6 |
| 1969 | 730 | 210 | 180 | 1,120 | 164 | 220 | 3,367 | 33 | 6-6 | 4-9 |