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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 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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Table: TABLE III.Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1890.

TABLE III.

Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1890.

Cause of Death.ages.Total.Males and Females.
0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to lo15 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 & upwards.Total under 5 years
Classes of Diseases.M.F.[
I. Zymotic Diseases594024192542......1......1231568175
II Parasitic...................................................
III Dietetic...............1. ..1...............211
IV. Constitutional Diseases2181034262429422821132139259124135
V. Developmental Diseases11641...............17262621211838598
VI. Local Diseases11745252830304971931058113...187687330357
VII. Yiolent Deaths5...4215122211...9261610
VIII. Causes Ill-defined2.........1...1...21.........2725
Totals3209764836064851171271261224234811320639681
I. Zymotic Diseases. Order 1.-Miasmatic.
Measles71593...........................31342014
Scarlet Fever...1...3...........................1422
Whooping Cough201995...........................48532726
Diphtheria......56...........................51165
Typhoid Fever Diarrhoea21512 ...1 ...2 ...... 2... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 275 293 132 16
Order 2.-Septic.
Puerperal Fever..................1.....................1...1
Erysipelas5............1............1......5752
Septicaemia1............11..................1312
Pyœmia............1......1..................211
Order 3.-Malarial.
Ague................1........................11...