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Lewisham 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 1-continued
| Cause of Death | Sex | All ages | Undei 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 + | |||||
| B36 Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | M | 6 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 1 |
| F | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | |
| B37 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| B46(8) Other Diseases of Digestive System | M | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| F | 26 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| B38 Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| B39 Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 |
| B46(9) Other Diseases, Genitourinary System | M | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| F | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| B46(l 1) Diseases of Musculoskeletal System | M | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| F | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 19 | |
| B42 Congenital Anomalies | M | 13 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| F | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| B43 Birth Injury, Difficult Labour, etc. | M | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B44 Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | M | 17 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B45 Symptoms and 111 Defined Conditions | M | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| F | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| BE47 Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 20 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| F | 10 | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| BE48 All other Accidents | M | 24 | _ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 10 | _ | _ | 1 | - | - | - | - | _ | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| BE49 Suicide and Self-inflicted Injuries | M | 10 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | -_ | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| BE50 All other External Causes | M | 3 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ |
| F | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Total all causes | M | 1,652 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 31 | 117 | 330 | 519 | 556 |
| F | 1,679 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 72 | 173 | 354 | 998 | |
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, ranks above any other single cause of death among the
population.
Table 2
HEART AND CIRCULATION MORTALITY
| Year | Deaths from | Total heart & circulation (all ages) | Age group 45-65 | Total deaths in borough | Percentage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronary diseases | Other heart diseases | Other circulatory diseases | Coronary diseases | Total all heart diseases | (e) of (h) | (g)of (h) | (f) of (h) | |||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | (k) |
| 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 | 5.1 |
| 1964 | 654 | 301 | 142 | 1,097 | 166 | 235 | 3,317 | 33 | 7.1 | 5.0 |
| 1965 | 740 | 304 | 150 | 1,194 | 3,436 | 35 | 7.8 | |||
| 1966 | 731 | 303 | 135 | 1,169 | 188 | 257 | 3,406 | 34 | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| 1967 | 750 | 246 | 158 | 1,154 | 201 | 3,340 | 35 | 7.8 | ||
| 1968 | 827 | 234 | 148 | 1,209 | 190 | 250 | 3,433 | 35 | 7.3 | 5.6 |
| 1969 | 730 | 180 | 1,120 | 164 | 3,367 | 33 | 4.9 | |||
| 1970 | 143 | 191 | 232 | 3,428 | 33 | 6.8 | 5.6 | |||
| 1971 | 790 | 225 | 155 | 1,170 | 182 | 224 | 3,331 | 35 | 6.7 | 5.5 |