Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Table 14.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death in the Borough of Lewisham for the year 1907.
Causes of Death. | Deaths Whoi.e Borough | Borough Divisions | Deaths in Public Institutions in the Boroueh. | Deaths ol Residents outside the Boroueh | Deaths of Non-residents in the Borough | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 65 years | 65 years and over | Total all Ages | Lee | Lewisham | Sydenham and Forest i Hill | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
Class I.—Infective Diseases | 1 Small-Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 Measles | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 17 | — | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
8 Scarlet Fever | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 72 | — | 64 | |
4 Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
5 Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
6 Influenza | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
7 Whooping Cough | 18 | 30 | 2 | — | — | — | 50 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 7 | — | — | |
8 Diphtheria | — | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | 17 | — | 13 | 4 | 42 | — | 29 | |
9 Enteric Fever | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | |
10 Epidemic Diarrhœa | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |
11 Epidemic Enteritis | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
12 Dysentry | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
13 Venereal Diseases | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | |
14 Puerperal Septicœemia Fev | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
15 Infective Endocarditis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | |
1G Erysipelas | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | |
17 Septicoemia not Puerperal | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | |
18 Pyaemia | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
19 Other Septic Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Class III.— Malign- Class II.— ant Tuberculous Diseases Diseases | 20 Phthisis | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 104 | 6 | 138 | 15 | 79 | 44 | 38 | 14 | 8 |
21 Meningitis | 2 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
22 Peritonitis | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | _ | |
23 Scrofula | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | |
24 Other Tuberculous Dis | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | |
25 Cancer, Carcinoma | — | — | — | — | 58 | 44 | 102 | 10 | 57 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 3 | |
26 Sarcoma | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 9 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | |
27 Other Malignant Diseases | — | — | — | — | 11 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | |
'28 Meningitis (not Tuber.) | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Class IV.— Nervous Diseases | 29 Insanity (G. P. Insane) . | — | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 31 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 15 | — |
30 Epilepsy | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | |
31 Convulsions | 14 | 5 | — | — | . — | — | 19 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |
32 Locomotor Ataxy | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
33 Paraplegia, Dis. of Cord | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | |
34 Other Nervous Diseases | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 6 | |
Class V.— Diseases of Heart and Blood Vessels | 35 Valvular Disease, Endocarditis | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 68 | 7 | 39 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 2 |
36 Cerebral Haemorrhage | — | — | — | — | 27 | 39 | 66 | 13 | 30 | 23 | 38 | 1 | 17 | |
37 Thrombosis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
38 Apoplexy, Hemiplegia | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
39 Aneurysm | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | - | - | |
40 Embolism | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | - | |
41 Thrombosis, not Cerebral | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
42 Other Dis. Heart and Blood Vessels | 11 | — | — | 4 | 34 | 47 | 96 | 14 | 59 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 19 |