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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| Causes or Death. | Deaths in ok 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 i year. | i 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 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | 4 | |
| Scarlet fever | 12 | _ | 6 | 5 | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | 8 | 2 | 72 | |
| Whooping-cough | 50 | 18 | 30 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 23 | 23 | 7 | ||
| Diphtheria and membranous croup | 17 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | 42 | |
| Croup | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Fever | Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric | 1 | — | — | _. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Other continued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Epidemic influenza | 16 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diarrhoea (all forms) | 42 | 41 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 31 | 11 | 5 | |
| Enteritis (Gastro-Enteritis, &c.) | 12 | _ | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | _ | 10 | 2 | 3 | |
| Puerperal fever | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| Other septic diseases | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 138 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 104 | 6 | 15 | 79 | 44 | 38 | |
| Other tubercular diseases | 56 | 7 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 13 | 20 | ||
| Cancer, malignant disease. | 138 | 1 | 1 | — | 75 | 61 | 15 | 74 | 49 | 28 | ||
| Bronchitis | 140 | 17 | 8 | — | 1 | 23 | 91 | 20 | 68 | 52 | 67 | |
| Pneumonia | 113 | 30 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 28 | 13 | 65 | 35 | 27 | |
| Pleurisy | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | _ | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 21 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
| Venereal diseases | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | |
| Premature birth | 68 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 40 | 21 | 7 | |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition. | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heart diseases | 268 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 118 | 125 | 43 | 145 | 80 | 86 | |
| Accidents | 48 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 20 | |
| Suicides | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | |
| All other causes | 526 | 103 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 132 | 228 | 72 | 291 | 163 | 208 | |
| All causes | 1749 | 325 | 146 | 60 | 65 | 577 | 576 | 214 | 995 | 540 | 660 | |