Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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DEATHS—Continued.
CLASSES OF
DISEASE.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
AGES AT DEATH.
Total.
Males.
Females.
Under 1
year.
Under 5.
Under 10.
Under 20.
30 and
under 40.
40 and
under 60.
60 and
under 80.
80 and
upwards.
III.
LOCAL
DISEASES
(CONTINUED)
Brought forward.
147
108
29
22
09
78
136
16
605
293
312
Order 2.—Digestire Organs
Gastritis
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
2
0
2
Enteritis
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
0
Peritonitis
—
—
_
—
1
1
2
—
4
0
4
Ulceration of Intestines
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
—
2
2
0
Intussusception
—
—
—
—
-
1
—
—
1
0
1
Stomach Disease
1
—
—
—
1
-
1
—
3
3
0
Spleen Disease
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
1
0
Hepatitis
—
—
—
—
1
2
1
—
4
2
2
Jaundice
1
—
—
—
1
-
1
1
4
3
1
Liver Disease
—
—
-
—
1
9
3
—
13
11
2
Pharyngitis
——
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
0
1
Order 5.—Urinary Organs.
Nephritis
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
1
0
1
Ischuria
—
—
—
—
-
1
—
1
1
0
Nephria
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
4
4
0
Diabetes
-
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
0
1
Kidney Diseases
—
—
1
—
1
5
—
—
7
5
2
Order 6.—Organs of
Generation.
Uterine Disease
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
-
2
0
2
Ovarian Disease
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
1
0
1
Order 7-Deseases of Organs
of Locomotion.
Joint and Bone Disease.
—
—
—
2
—
1
—
—
3
1
2
IV.
DEVELOPMENTAL
DISEASES.
Order 1.—Developmental
Diseases of Children.
Premature Birth
21
1
—
1
-
-
-
-
23
11
12
Spina Bifida
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
0
Other Malformation
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
-
4
3
1
Teething
10
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
16
6
10
Order 2.—Developmental
Diseases of Adults.
Childbirth
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
2
0
2
Order 3.—Developmental
Diseases of Old People.
Old Age
—
—
—
—
—
—
17
21
38
12
26
Order 4.— Diseases of
Nutrition.
Atrophy and Debility
48
2
—
1
—
2
1
—
54
29
25
v.
VIOLENT
DEATHS.
Order 1.—Accidents or
Negligence.
Fractures and Contusions
1
—
1
2
1
1
6
5
1
Burns and Scalds
-
3
1
-
-
-
-
-
4
1
3
Suffocation
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
1
1
0
Order 3.—Homicide.
Murder and Manslaughter
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
0
1
Order 4.—Suicide.
Hanging
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
1
0
Sudden.—Cause not ascertained
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
2
0
2
Total
235
125
31
28
85
107
164
40
815
398
417