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 1897

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1897

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CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total under 5Total all AgesAverage Total all Ages 1893—96 allowing for increase of population.
0—11-55-1515-2525-3535—4545—5555—6565—7575-85Over 85
Burns or Scalds...3.........11............357
Poison......1...........................11
Drowning......32............1.........65
Suffocation191...1.....................202115
Otherwise2..............................224
2.—Homicide—
Manslaughter..........................................
Murder..........................................
3.-Suicide—
Gunshot Wounds.........11.....................21
Cut, Stab...............11...1.........32
Poison............111...............34
Drowning.......................................1
Hanging........................1.........12
Otherwise.....................1............1...
VIII.—Deaths from Ill-defined and not seecified Causes
Dropsy.......................................3
Debility, Atrophy, Inanition806...........................8686119
Mortification...........................1......12
Tumour.......................................1
Abscess11......1..................234
Haemorrhage..................1...............11
Sudden Death (cause not ascertained).......................................1
Causes not specified or illdefined4..............................443
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