London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| Atrophy and Debility | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 44 | 49 | 26 | 23 |
| Totals | 98 | 18 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 113 | 168 | 82 | 86 |
| V. Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Burns and Scalds | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Suffocation | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Otherwise | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Murder and Manslaughter | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Total of Class V | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 26 | 11 | 15 |
| Total of all Classes | 299 | 86 | 55 | 59 | 49 | 55 | 70 | 72 | 80 | 115 | | 86 | 26 | 2 | 440 | 1054 | 518 | 536 |