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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 1860

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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Table: Table 11.— continued

Table 11.— continued

CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 1 Year.Under 5 Years.Under 10 Years.Under 20 Years.Under 40 Years.Under 60 Years.Under 00 YearsUpwards.Total.
Class 12.
1. Cyanosis1.....................1
2. Other Malformations...........................
Class 13.
1. Debility and Atrophy5611..................67
Class 14.
1. Old Age..................374077
Class 15.•
1. Drowning2151399......39
2. Suffocation151..................16
3. Cerebral Effusion42...3316...19
4. Heart Disease......132711...24
5. Wounds and Contusions...3...428......17
6. Poison............2.........2
7. Burns and Scalds...11...............2
8. Murder3.....................3
9. Otherwise...43542......18