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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Table IV.
| Causes of 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 | 47 | 7 | 37 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 28 | 16 | 16 | |
| Scarlet fever | 11 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 75 | |
| Whooping-cough | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 7 | 2 | |
| Diphtheria and membra nous croup | 44 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 26 | 15 | 52 | |
| Croup | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Fever | Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Other continuec | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Epidemic influenza | 28 | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 1 | |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diarrhoea (all forms) | 49 | 37 | 10 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 35 | 8 | 20 | |
| Enteritis (Gastro-Enteritis, &c.) | 20 | 12 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 6 | — | |
| Puerperal fever | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 135 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 103 | 7 | 13 | 83 | 39 | 42 | |
| Other tubercular diseases | 56 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 27 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease. | 151 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 79 | 62 | 25 | 72 | 54 | 35 | |
| Bronchitis | 130 | 19 | 6 | — | 2 | 24 | 79 | 13 | 71 | 46 | 57 | |
| Pneumonia | 98 | 26 | 17 | — | — | 31 | 23 | 11 | 49 | 38 | 22 | |
| Pleurisy | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 15 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |
| Alcoholism | 26 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 5 | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | ||||||||||||
| Venereal diseases | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Premature birth | 56 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 34 | 16 | 3 | |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition. | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | |
| Heart diseases | 248 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 111 | 121 | 26 | 151 | 71 | 64 | |
| Accidents | 43 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 14 | |
| Suicides | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | |
| All other causes | 531 | 102 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 149 | 226 | 81 | 288 | 162 | 188 | |
| All causes | 1757 | 315 | 163 | 64 | 61 | 593 | 561 | 211 | 1005 | 541 | 655 | |