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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| Causes o Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all Ages). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Lee Division. | Lewisham Division. | Sydenham & Forest Hill Division. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Small-Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Measles | 21 | 3 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| Scarlet fever | 14 | .— | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 1 | 64 |
| Whooping-cough | 26 | 12 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 6 | 1 |
| Diphtheria and membranous croup | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 10 | 50 |
| Croup | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| Typhus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fever Enteric | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other continued | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Epidemic influenza | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | — |
| Diarrhoea (all forms) | 138 | 123 | 15 | — | — | - | — | 12 | 84 | 42 | 23 |
| Enteritis (Gastro-Euteri-tis, &c.) | 12 | - | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Puerperal fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other septic diseases | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 119 | - | 1 | 1 | 25 | 89 | 3 | 6 | 76 | 37 | 42 |
| Other tubercular diseases | 56 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
| Cancer, malignant disease. | 136 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 82 | 52 | 23 | 76 | 37 | 35 |
| Bronchitis | 114 | 18 | 6 | — | 1 | 20 | 69 | 13 | 64 | 37 | 15 |
| Pneumonia | 119 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 19 | 14 | 75 | 30 | 35 |
| Pleurisy | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 21 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 23 | - | - | - | - | 19 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| Venereal diseases | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| Premature birth | 65 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 40 | 21 | — |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition. | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Heart diseases | 277 | 9 | - | 6 | 8 | 134 | 120 | 39 | 139 | 99 | 76 |
| Accidents | 42 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 11 | 19 | |
| Suicides | 14 | — | - | — | 11 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | ||
| All other causes | 501 | 98 | 30 | 12 | 16 | 140 | 205 | 68 | 274 | 159 | 171 |
| All causes | 1777 | 391 | 160 | 57 | 68 | 596 | 505 | 211 | 1000 | 566 | __ 616 |