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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TABLE III. ( C ontinued.)
Cause of Death. | AGES. | Total. | Male and Female. | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 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. | M. | F. | |||||||||||||||
IV. Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
Atrophy and Debility | 33 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 38 | 17 | 21 |
Premature Birth | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 | 40 | 25 | 15 |
Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Neglect at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
Malformations | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Want of Breast Milk | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
Old Age | ••• | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 14 | 40 | 17 | 4 | ... | 78 | 20 | 58 |
Totals | 86 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 14 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 90 | 169 | 69 | 100 |
V. Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||||||||
Fractured Skull | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Broken Neck | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
* Note. Special house to house inspections, under the Regulations adopted by
the Board as to Houses let in Lodgings, were made. The results
from time to time reported are embodied in the numbers above
given, and a large number of houses were required to be registered.