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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 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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TABLE III.
| Cause of Death. | AGES. | Total. | Males and Females. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 2o | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 to 95 | 95 & upwards. | Total under 5 years | ||||
| Classes of Diseases. | M. | F. | |||||||||||||||
| I. Zymotic Diseases | 62 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 113 | 151 | 81 | 70 |
| II. Constitutional Diseases | 20 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 1 | ... | 41 | 182 | 98 | 84 |
| III. Local Diseases | 112 | 29 | 20 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 44 | 59 | 94 | 115 | 61 | 7 | ... | 161 | 611 | 302 | 309 |
| IV. Developmental Diseases | 86 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 14 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 90 | 169 | 69 | 100 |
| V. Violent Deaths | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 12 | 28 | 16 | 12 |
| VI. Causes Ill-defined | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Totals | 289 | 72 | 57 | 58 | 49 | 50 | 66 | 91 | 127 | 151 | 109 | 26 | 4 | 418 | 1150 | 570 | 580 |
| I. Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| Measles | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 32 | 17 | 15 |
| Diphtheria | ... | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 25 | 12 | 13 |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Diarrhœa | 43 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 55 | 61 | 37 | 24 |
| Erysipelas | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Pyæmia | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 |