Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham District]
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SUMMARY OF TABLE III.
| No. of Deaths | |
|---|---|
| I.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases— | |
| 1. Miasmatic Diseases | 171 |
| 2. Diarrhoeal „ | 87 |
| 8. Malarial „ | — |
| 4. Zoogenous „ | 1 |
| 5. Venereal „ | 5 |
| 6. Septic „ | 11 |
| II. Parasitic Diseases | 1 |
| III.—Dietic Diseases | 6 |
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases | 280 |
| V.—Developmental Diseases | 150 |
| VI.—Local Diseases— | |
| 1. Diseases of Nervous System | 167 |
| 2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | 5 |
| 3. Diseases of Circulatory System | 124 |
| 4. Diseases of Respiratory System | 228 |
| 5. Diseases of Digestive System | 92 |
| 6. Diseases of Lymphatic System | 2 |
| 7. Diseases of Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use | 2 |
| 8. Diseases of Urinary System | 42 |
| 9. Diseases of Reproductive System— | |
| 4 | |
| (b) Diseases of Parturition | 4 |
| 8 | |
| 10. Diseases of Bones and Joints | 2 |
| 11. Diseases of Integumentary System | 2 |
| VII.—Violence— | |
| 1. Accident or Negligence | 37 |
| 2. Homicide | 1 |
| 3. Suicide | |
| 4. Execution | 1 |
| VIII.—Ill-defined and not Specified Causes | 50 |
| Total | 1482 |
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.