London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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TOT,\L DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE REGISTERED DURING 1972
| Cause of Death | Sex | All ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks & under 1 year | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 44-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 and over | |||||
| B19(l0) Leukaemia | M | 8 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 4 |
| F | 6 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 3 | |
| B19(ll) Other malignant Neoplasms | M | 69 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 13 |
| F | 79 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 34 | |
| B20 Benign and unspecified Neoplasms | M | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ |
| F | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | |
| B21 Diabetes Mellitus | M | 6 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 15 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 12 | |
| B22 Avitaminoses, etc | M | 7 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 7 |
| F | 13 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 17 | |
| B46(l) Other Endocrine etc diseases | M | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ |
| F | 5 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | ~ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | |
| B23 Anaemias | M | 2 | __ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | 4 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | |
| B46(2) Other diseases of blood, etc | M | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| B46(3) Mental disorders | M | 4 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | 1 |
| F | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | |
| B24 Meningitis | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | 2 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | |
| B46(4) Multiple Sclerosis | M | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | |
| B46(5) Other diseases of Nervous System | M | 11 | _ | 1 | 2 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| F | 26 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | 2 | 3 | 16 | |