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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Table D .
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1905
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in cr 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 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | – |
| Measles | 41 | 8 | 28 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 5 |
| Scarlet fever | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 73 |
| Whooping-cough | 24 | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 13 | — |
| Diphtheria and membranous croup | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 5 | 3 | 39 |
| Croup | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Typhus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fever Enteric | 6 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Other continued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Epidemic influenza | 11 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Cholera | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diarrhoea (all forms) | 35 | 32 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 25 | 7 | 10 |
| Enteritis | 34 | 27 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 27 | 6 | 2 |
| Puerperal fever | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Other septic diseases | 11 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| Phthisis | 126 | — | 1 | 6 | 22 | 89 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 35 | 35 |
| Other tubercular diseases | 46 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 12 |
| Cancer, malignant disease. | 130 | – | – | 2 | – | 74 | 54 | 24 | 65 | 41 | 25 |
| Bronchitis | 131 | 15 | 5 | — | 2 | 32 | 77 | 11 | 79 | 41 | 46 |
| Pneumonia | 108 | 27 | 19 | 7 | — | 32 | 23 | 9 | 68 | 31 | 26 |
| Pleurisy | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | _ | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 36 | _ | – | _ | 31 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 9 | |
| Venereal diseases | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Premature birth | 57 | 57 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 2 | |||||
| Diseases and accidents of parturition. | 6 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 4 | _ | _ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Heart diseases | 263 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 110 | 120 | 31 | 148 | 84 | 66 |
| Accidents | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 9 |
| Suicides | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| All other causes | 530 | 125 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 117 | 231 | 60 | 296 | 174 | 186 |
| All causes | 1691 | 338 | 130 | 59 | 63 | 547 | 554 | 186 | 966 | 539 | 569 |