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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 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham
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| Caries, Necrosis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Bones and Joints | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | ||
| 11.—Diseases of Integumentary System. | |||||||||||||
| Carbuncle, Phlegmon | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Integumentary System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| VII. Deaths from Violence. | |||||||||||||
| 1.—Accident or Negligence. | |||||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 15 | 1 |
| Gunshot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Burn, Scald | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Suffocation | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | 28 | ||
| 2.—Homicide. | |||||||||||||
| Manslaughter | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Murder | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 3.—Suicide. | |||||||||||||
| Gunshot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
*By filling in this Column the Statistics of Table III. will be made comparable with those of the Weekly and Quarterly Returns of
the Registrar-General, and also available for the Reports required by the Local Government Board.