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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 1860
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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DEATHS—Continued.
| CLASSES OF DISEASE. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES AT DEATH. | Total. | Males. | Females. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year. | Under 10. | Under 20. | 20 and under 40. | 40 and under 60. | 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards. | |||||
| Brought forward | 62 | 50 | 22 | 31 | 78 | 72 | 18 | 333 | 179 | 163 | |
| Intussusception | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||||
| Stricture of Intestines | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | |
| - | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Hepatitis | - | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jaundice | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | - | |
| - | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Order 5.—Diseases of Urinary Organs. | |||||||||||
| Nephria | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Diabetes | - | — | — | 1 | - | — | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Order 6.—Diseases of Organs of Generation. | |||||||||||
| Ovarian Dropsy | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | |
| Order 7.—Diseases of Organs of Locomotion. | |||||||||||
| — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | |||
| Order 8.—Diseases of Integumentary System. | |||||||||||
| Ulcer | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | -_ | - | 4 | ||
| 1 | — | — | — | - | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Order 1 .—Diseases of Children. | |||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 13 | n | fi | 8 | |||||||
| Malformations | 1 | i | |||||||||
| Teething | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| Order 2.—Diseases of Adults. | |||||||||||
| Childbirth (see Metria) | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | -I | — | 1 | |
| Order 3.—Diseases of Old People. | |||||||||||
| Old Age | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 11 | 16 | |
| Order 4.—Diseases of Nutrition. | |||||||||||
| Atrophy and Debility | 23 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 16 | 12 | |
| Order 1.—Accident or Negligence. | |||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Burns and Scalds | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Drowning | - | - | - | l | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Suffocation | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Otherwise | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | ||
| Order 3.—Homicide. | |||||||||||
| Order 4.—Suicide. | |||||||||||
| Wounds (Gunshot) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Total | 106 | 63 | 26 | 40 | 94 | 87 | 39 | 455 | 226 | 229 | |