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Lewisham 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Table 15—
| Causes of Death | Deaths Whole Borough | Borough Divisions | Deaths in Public Institutions in Borough | Deaths of Residents outside Borough | Deaths of Non.residents in Borough | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 9 years | 3 and under 19 years | 13 and under 25 years | 25 and under 65 years | 65 years and over | Total all Ages | Lee | Lewisham | Sydenham ana forest Hill | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
| Class VI.— Respiratory Diseases | 43 | Croup (not Spasm, or Membranous) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 44 | Bronchitis | 18 | 6 | — | 1 | 20 | 69 | 114 | 13 | 64 | 37 | 45 | — | 18 | |
| 45 | Pneumonia | 24 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 19 | 119 | 14 | 75 | 30 | 35 | 6 | 11 | |
| 46 | Asthma Emphysema | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 47 | Pleurisy | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 48 | Other Respiratory Dis. | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 2 | |
| Class VII.— Digestive ; Diseases | 49 | Enteritis (not Epidemic) | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 |
| 50 | Gastro Enteritis | 17 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | |
| 51 | Peritonitis (not Puerperal) | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 52 | Cirrhosis of Liver. | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 53 | Gastric Ulcer (Perforation of) | . | . | . | . | 7 | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| 54 | Other Digestive Diseases | 72 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 115 | 15 | 61 | 39 | 46 | 1 | 6 | |
| Class VIII.— Urinary Diseases | 55 | Nephritis. Acute | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 56 | Bright's Disease | — | — | — | 2 | 23 | 13 | 38 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| 57 | Other Urinary Diseases | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | |
| Class \ IX. I | 58 | Generative Organs, Diseases of | . | . | . | . | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 59 | Old Age | — | — | — | — | 1 | 129 | 130 | 17 | 65 | 48 | 54 | — | 17 | |
| Class X.— General Diseases | 60 | Premature Birth | 65 | — | — | — | — | 65 | 4 | 40 | 21 | — | 1 | — | |
| 61 | Chronic Rheumatism | . | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | . | 2 | ||
| 62 | Rheumatic Fever | . | . | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | ||
| 6.3 | Parturition, Diseases and Accidents of | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | ||||
| 64 | Alcoholism | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | |||||
| 65 | Gout | — | _ | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | |||||
| 66 | Diabetes Melletus | — | — | 3 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 67 | All Other Diseases | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 37 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Class XI.— Accidents | 68 | Burning | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | ||
| 69 | Overlaying | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | |||
| 70 | Poison | __ | _ | __ | 2 | _ | 2 | — | _ | — | _ | ||||
| 71 | Drowning | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||||||
| 72 | Other Accidents | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Class XII.. Vio. lence | 73 | Homicide | — | . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | Suicide | — | . | 2 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Grand Totals | 391 | 160 | 57 | 68 | 596 | 505 | 1777 | 211 | 1000 | 56( | 61C | 117 | 228 | ||
| Note . Columns 1 to 10 include deaths of Residents in the Borough, in outside Districts and in Public Institutions. | |||||||||||||||