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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

Greenwich 1856

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich District]

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Table: DEATHS REGISTERED IN THE DISTRICT DURING THE QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 27, 1856.

DEATHS REGISTERED IN THE DISTRICT DURING THE QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 27, 1856.

CAUSES.Greenwich East.Greenwich Hospital.Union House.Greenwich West.Dreadnought Hospital.St. Paul, Deptford.St. Nicholas, Deptford.Total.Under10 Years.10 to 20.20 to 4040 to 60.60 to 80.80 and Upwards.Total.
Scarlatina1................5....66....................6
Measles41....2............77.....................7
Hooping-cough1........3....9....1313....................13
Small-pox....................6....66....................6
Diarrhœa & Dysentery....2....213196....1....2....9
Cholera............................................................
Typhus21112311132123....11
Chest Affections2430124413541419169634264610191
Influenza........................11....................11
All other Causes262116.41126415195641229216315195
Accidents and Inquests1........449....184293........18
Total59552997321533246717822655211426457