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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 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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Table: TABLE III. ( C ontinued.)Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1889.

TABLE III. ( C ontinued.)

Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1889.

Cause of Death. Classes.AGES.Total.Male and Female
0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 & upwards.Total under 5 yearsM.F.
Order 8.—Integumentary.
Pemphi u1....................................11...1
Carbuncle.....................1...1............211
Eczema......1.....................1......1211
Ulcer of Leg...........................1............1...1
Cancrum Oris............1...........................11...
Totals134322624152050566193661 81192586292294
IV. Developmental.
Atrophy and Debility39....................................392316
Umbilical Haemorrhage2....................................222...
Premature Birth41.................................41412417
Old Age........................11234212...702644
Malformations10....................................101073
Totals92.....................11234212921628280
V. Violent Deaths.
Order 1.—Accident or Negligence.
Suffocation3....................................3312