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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 10.
Deaths
| Disease Classes. | Lee Division. | Lewisnam Division. | Sydenham and Forest Hill Division | Whole Borough | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISt Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th* Qr. | Whole Year. | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th* Qr. | Whole Year | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th* Qr. | Whole Year | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th* Qr. | Whole Year | |
| I. Infective | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 54 | 24 | 22 | 44 | 144 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 62 | 81 | 39 | 39 | 70 | 229 |
| II. Tuberculous | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 34 | 27 | 26 | 117 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 57 | 57 | 53 | 36 | 45 | 191 |
| III. Malignant | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 72 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 54 | 44 | 36 | 32 | 39 | 151 |
| IV. Nervous | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 98 |
| V. Heart & Blood Vessel? | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 34 | 151 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 52 | 248 |
| VI. Respiratory | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 54 | 26 | 18 | 33 | 131 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 94 | 112 | 49 | 33 | 57 | 251 |
| VII. Digestive | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 33 | 16 | 30 | 22 | 101 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 60 | 55 | 32 | 48 | 47 | 182 |
| VIII. Urinary | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 73 |
| IX. Generative Organs | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| X. General | 8 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 146 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 78 | 75 | 62 | 60 | 70 | 267 |
| XI. Accidents | 3 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 5 | — | 6 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 43 |
| XII. Violence | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | . 6 | 4 | 19 |
| Totals | 67 | 52 | 42 | 50 | 211 | 305 | 233 | 219 | 248 | 1005 | 186 | 118 | 90 | 147 | 541 | 558 | 403 | 351 | 445 | 1757 |
* Note.—There are 14 weeks in the 4th Quarter.