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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 1 TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE REGISTERED DURING 1970
| Cause of Death | Sex | All ages | Under 4wks | 4 wks under 1 year | Age in years | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 + | |||||
| B4 Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| B5 Tuberculosis of Respiratory system | M | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
| B6(l) Late effects of Respiratory Tuberculosis | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| B6(2) Other Tuberculosis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Bll Meningococcal Infection | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| B17 Syphilis and its sequelae | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B19(l) Malignant Neoplasm, Buccal Cavity, etc. | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
| B19(2) Malignant Neoplasm, Oesophagus | M | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| F | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| B19(3) Malignant Neoplasm | M | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 18 | 14 |
| F | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | |
| B19(4) Malignant Neoplasm Intestine | M | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| F | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 13 | |
| B19(5) Malignant Neoplasm, | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| F | 1 | _— | _— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| B19(6) Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | M | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 63 | 76 | 40 |
| F | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 24 | |
| B19(7) Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 25 | |
| B19(8) Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | F | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| B19(9) Malignant Neoplasm, Prostate | M | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| B 19(10) Leukaemia | M | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| F | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| B19(ll) Other Malignant Neoplasms | M | 93 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 32 |
| F | 108 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 37 | |
| B20 Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| B21 Diabetes Mellitus | M | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 |
| F | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | |
| B22 Avitaminoses, etc. | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
| F | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | |
| B46(l) Other Endocrine, etc. Diseases | M | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
| B23 Anaemias | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
| B46(2) Other Diseases of Blood, etc. | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| B46(3) Mental Disorders | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| B24 Meningitis | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B46(4) Multiple Sclerosis | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| B46(5) Other Diseases of Nervous System | M | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 |
| F | 19 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| B26 Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| F | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| B27 Hypertensive Disease | M | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
| F | 34 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26 | |
| B28 Ischaemic Heart Disease | M | 458 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 48 | 108 | 149 | 144 |
| F | 319 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 30 | 83 | 198 | |
| B29 Other forms of Heart | M | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 28 |
| F | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 68 | |
| B30 Cerebrovascular Disease | M | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 95 |
| F | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 26 | 52 | 200 | |
| B46(6) Other Diseases of | M | 57 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
| F | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 16 | 64 | |
| B31 Influenza | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| F | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| B32 Pneumonia | M | 133 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 32 | 79 |
| K | 175 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 139 | |
| B33(l) Bronchitis and Emphysema | M | 172 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 28 | 66 | 71 |
| F | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 36 | |
| B33(2) Asthma | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| B46(7) Other Diseases of | M | 21 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| F | 19 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| B34 Peptic Ulcer | M | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| F | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| B35 Appendicitis | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| B36 Intestinal Obstruction | M | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
| B37 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | |