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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 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham
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Note—The Deaths of non-residents occurring in Public Institutions situated
in the District are excluded, and the Deaths of residents occurring
in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the District are
included.
SUMMARY OF TABLE III.
| No. of Deaths. | |
|---|---|
| I.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases— | |
| 1. Miasmatic Diseases | 109 |
| 2. Diarrhœal „ | 42 |
| 3. Malarial „ | - |
| 4. Zoogenous „ | - |
| 5. Venereal „ | 5 |
| 6. Septic „ | 20 |
| II.—Parasitic Disease | 3 |
| III.—Dietic Disease | 7 |
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases | 290 |
| V.—Developmental Diseases | 136 |
| VI.—Local Diseases— | |
| 1. Diseases of Nervous System | 168 |
| 2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | — |
| 3. Diseases of Circulatory System | 111 |
| 4. Diseases of Respiratory System | 326 |
| 5. Diseases of Digestive System | 87 |
| 6. Diseases of Lymphatic System | 3 |
| 7. Diseases of Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use | 2 |
| 8. Diseases of Urinary System | 39 |
| 9. Diseases of Reproductive System— | |
| (a) Diseases of Organs of Generation | 4 |
| (b) Diseases of Parturition | 6 |
| 10 | |
| 10. Diseases of Bones and Joints | 2 |
| 11. Diseases of Integumentary System | 4 |
| VII.—Violence— | |
| 1. Accident or Negligence | 33 |
| 2. Homicide | 1 |
| 3. Suicide | 8 |
| 4. Execution | - |
| VIII.—Ill-defined and not Specified Causes | 62 |
| Total | 1468 |