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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
Bermondsey 1898
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1898
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | 1898 | Ages at Death. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Deaths in Berm'y. | Total Deaths in Hospitals. | 0-1 | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—45 | 45—65 | 65-85 | 85 and upds. | |
| Accidents- | ||||||||||
| Fractures & Contusions, etc. | 7 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ... |
| Burns and Scalds ... ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Suffocation ... ... ... | 28 | 1 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Drowning ... ... ... | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Poison ... ... ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suicides- | ||||||||||
| Poison ... ... ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Hanging ... ... ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Drowning ... ... ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cut Throat ... ... ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Found dead ... ... ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Found drowned ... ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |