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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Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1000 of Population. | Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths. | |
---|---|---|---|
1. Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases | 121 | 1.61 | 110.80 |
2. Pulmonary Diseases (Other than Phthisis) | 243 | 3.24 | 222.52 |
3. Tubercular Diseases | 119 | 1.59 | 109.00 |
4. Wasting Diseases of Infants | 86 | 1.15 | 78.75 |
5. Convulsive Diseases of Infants | 93 | 1.24 | 85.16 |
662 | 8.83 | 606.23 |
NOTE.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough,
Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.
4. Includes Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, want of Breast Milk, and Premature
Birth.
5. Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions, and Teething.