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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TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE REGISTERED DURING 1972
| Cause of Death | Sex | All Ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks & under 1 year | Age in years | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1—4 | 5—14 | 15—24 | 25—34 | 35—44 | 45—54 | 55—64 | 65—74 | 75 and over | |||||
| B25 Active Rheumatic Fever | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 326 Chronic Rheumatic Heart disease | M | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
| F | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
| B27 Hypertensive disease | M | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| F | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | — | 1 | 6 | 22 | |
| B28 Ischaemic Heart disease | M | 412 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 104 | 126 | 129 |
| F | 359 | _ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 82 | 247 | |
| B29 Other forms of Heart disease | M | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| F | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 52 | ||
| B30 Cerebrovascular disease | M | 125 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 60 |
| F | 297 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 232 | |
| B46(6) Other diseases of circulatory system | M | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 22 |
| F | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 20 | 58 | |
| B31 Influenza | M | 6 | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 2 | — | 6 | |
| B32 Pneumonia | M | 130 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 13 | 41 | 70 |
| F | 176 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 130 | |
| B33(l) Bronchitis and Emphysema | M | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 24 | 57 | 59 |
| F | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 13 | 31 | |
| B33(2) Asthma | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| B46(7) Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| F | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | |