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Lewisham 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Table 14—
| 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 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 Hill | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Class VII.— Class VI.— Digestive Respiratory Diseases Diseases | 43 Croup (not Spasm, or Membranous) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 44 Bronchitis | 19 | 6 | — | 2 | 24 | 79 | 130 | 13 | 71 | 46 | 57 | 3 | 26 | |
| 45 Pneumonia | 26 | 17 | 1 | — | 31 | 23 | 98 | 11 | 49 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 5 | |
| 46 Asthma Emphysema | - | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | —- | — | — | |
| 47 Pleurisy | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| 48 Other Respiratory Dis. | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | |
| 49 Enteritis (not Epidemic) | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
| 50 Gastro Enteritis | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | |
| 51 Peritonitis (not Puerperal) | - | _ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 52 Cirrhosis of Liver | - | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 53 Gastric Ulcer Perforation of) | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Class VIII.— Urinary Diseases | 54 Other Digestive Diseases | 79 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 133 | 18 | 69 | 46 | 44 | 11 | 2 |
| 55 Nephritis, Acute | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 56 Brigilt's Disease | — | — | 1 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 55 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| 57 Other Urinary Diseases | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 16 | — | 13 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| Class IX. | 58 Generative Organs, Diseases of | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 59 Old Age | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 139 | 27 | 71 | 41 | 76 | 4 | 21 | |
| 60 Premature Birth | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | 6 | 34 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 | |
| Class X.— General Diseases | 61 Chronic Rheumatism | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 62 Rheumatic Fever | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | —- | 9 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | |
| 63 Parturition, Diseases and Accidents of | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 64 Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
| 65 Gout | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | -— | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 66 Diabetes Melletus | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 67'All Other Diseases | 12 | 2 | 3 | — | 12 | 7 | 36 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | |
| Class XL-Accidents t | 68 Burning | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 69 Overlaying | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 70 Poison | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| 71 Drowning | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | |
| 72 Other Accidents | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 7 | |
| Class XII.-Violence | 1 73 Homicide | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
| 74 Suicide | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Grand Totals | 315 | 163 | 64 | 61 | 593 | 591 | 1757 | 211 | 1005 | 541 | 655 | 143 | 243 | |
Note—Columns 1 to 10 include deaths of Residents in the Borough, in outside
Districts and in Public Institutions.