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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 1915
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham for the year 1915
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Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1915.—
| C1ol. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |
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| 182 | Homicide by Firearms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 183 | Homicide by cutting and piercing Instruments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 184 | Homicide by other means | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 185 | Fractures, causes not specified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 186 | Other violence | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 11 |
| XIV.—Ill-Defined Causes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 187 | Dropsy | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 188 | (A) Syncope, aged 1 year and under 70 | 5 | — | — | - | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 188 | (B) Sudden Death, not otherwise defined | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 189 | (A) Heart Failure, aged 1 year and under 70 | 7 | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 189 | (B.C.D.E.) Other Ill-defined Causes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b Atrophy, debility, marasmus (aged 1 year and under 70) | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| c Teething | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| d Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| e Other ill-defined deaths | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 189 | (F) Cause not specified | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Total | 2116 | 258 | 67 | 52 | 74 | 86 | 230 | 520 | 829 | 97 | 111 | 70 | 100 | 206 | 233 | 182 | 462 | 265 | 364 | 26 | 988 | 1128 | 208 | 252 |