London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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

Fulham 1896

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1896

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Ages.
CAUSES OF DEATH.0-51-55-1515—2525—3535-4545-5555-6565—7575-85Over 85Total under 5TotalTotal 1895
Burns or Scalds231........................568
Poison.......................................1
Drowning......11........................25
Suffocation19..................1.........192016
Otherwise...2............2............248
2. Homicide—
Manslaughter.......................................1
Murder.......................................1
3. Suicide—
Gunshot Wounds.......................................2
Cut, Stab...............1...1...1......32
Poison.........2...1..................32
Drowning..................1...............11
Hanging..................2...............23
Otherwise.......................................1
VIII. Deaths from Ill-defined and not specified Causes
Dropsy........................1.........1...
Debility, Atrophy, Inanition96...1............2...1...96100125
Mortification.......................................6
Tumour..........................................
Abscess1..............................114
Hæmorrhage..........................................
Sudden death, cause not ascertained............1.....................12
Cause not specified or illdefined1..............................112
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