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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 1 TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE REGISTERED DURING 1971
| Cause of Death | Sex | All ages | Under 4 wks | 4 wks under 1 year | Age in years | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 + | |||||
| B4 Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| F | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B5 Tuberculosis of Respiratory system | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | |
| B6(l) Late effects of Respiratory Tuberculosis | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 7 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| B6(2) Other Tuberculosis | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Bll Meningococcal Infection | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B17 Syphilis and its sequelae | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| B18 Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B19(l) Malignant Neoplasm, Buccal Cavity, etc | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| B19(2) Malignant Neoplasm, Oesophagus | M | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| F | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | |
| B19(3) Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | M | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 10 | 18 | 14 |
| F | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | |
| B19(4) Malignant Neoplasm, Intestine | M | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 16 |
| F | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 22 | |
| B19(5) Malignant Neoplasm, | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B19(6) Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | M | 208 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 15 | 63 | 89 | 37 |
| F | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 16 | |
| B19(7) Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 17 | |
| B19(8) Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | F | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| B19(9) Malignant Neoplasm, Prostate | M | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| B 19(10) Leukaemia | M | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| F | 10 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | ||
| B19(ll) Other Malignant Neoplasms | M | 94 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 20 | 19 |
| F | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 33 | |
| B20 Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B21 Diabetes Mellitus | M | 13 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| F | 20 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | 11 | |
| B22 Avitaminoses, etc. | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| F | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | |
| B46(l) Other Endocrine etc. Diseases | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | |
| B23 Anaemias | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | |
| B46(2) Other Diseases of Blood, etc. | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| B46(3) Mental Disorders | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| B24 Meningitis | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| B46(4) Multiple Sclerosis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B46(5) Other Diseases of Nervous System | M | 12 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| F | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | |
| B26 Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | M | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| F | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 12 | 22 | |
| B27 Hypertensive Disease | M | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| F | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 21 | |
| B28 Ischaemic Heart Disease | M | 435 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 39 | 106 | 158 | 123 |
| F | 355 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 34 | 90 | 227 | |
| B29 Other forms of Heart Disease | M | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 14 | 23 |
| F | 68 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 57 | |
| B30 Cerebrovascular Disease | M | 144 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 23 | 42 | 72 |
| F | 254 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 180 | |
| B46(6) Other Diseases of Circulatory System | M | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 23 | 30 |
| F | 94 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | 20 | 66 | |
| B31 Influenza | M | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| B32 Pneumonia | M | 117 | - | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 72 |
| F | 162 | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 15 | 137 | |
| B33(l) Bronchitis and Emphysema | M | 122 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 50 |
| F | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 9 | 30 | |
| B33(2) Asthma | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| B46(7) Other Diseases of Respiratory System | M | 24 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| F | 21 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| B34 Peptic Ulcer | M | 16 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | |
| B35 Appendicitis | M | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |