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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1903.
| 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 | 36 | 7 | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 18 | 6 | 4 | |
| Scarlet fever | 11 | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | 29 | |
| Whooping-cough | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Diptheria and membranous croup | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 9 | 46 | |
| Croup | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Fever | Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric | 9 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 3 | |
| Other continued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Epidemic influenza | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Flague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diarrhœa | 32 | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | 5 | 3 | |
| Enteritis | 30 | 21 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 1 | |
| Puerperal iever | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
| Other septic diseases | 12 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | |
| phthisis | 107 | — | 3 | 2 | 20 | 76 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 40 | 36 | |
| Other tubercular diseases. | 62 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 18 | 23 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease. | 118 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 60 | 54 | 21 | 58 | 39 | 31 | |
| Bronchitis | 91 | 20 | 5 | — | — | 25 | 41 | 9 | 55 | 27 | 39 | |
| Pneumonia | 88 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 26 | 21 | |
| Pleurisy | S | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs. | 27 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 3 | |
| Alcoholism | 20 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 7 | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | ||||||||||||
| Venereal diseases | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Premature birth | 68 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 40 | 20 | 4 | |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition. | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heart diseases | 220 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 88 | 110 | 29 | 110 | 81 | 57 | |
| Accidents | 40 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 11 | 10 | |
| Suicides | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 6 | 8 | 1 | |
| All other causes | 472 | 113 | 31 | 15 | 20 | 121 | 172 | 63 | 254 | 155 | 150 | |
| All causes | 1513 | 328 | 142 | 61 | 76 | 478 | 428 | 213 | 816 | 484 | 480 | |