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Lewisham 1871

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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125 died of constitutional disease, out of which number
65 died of Consumption of the lungs.
31 „ from other tubercular diseases.
353 died from local diseases affecting the brain, heart,
intestines, &c., of whom
96 died of diseases affecting the brain.
47 „ diseases uffecting the heart, &c.
153 „ disease affecting the organs of respiration.
37 „ diseases affecting the organs of digestion.
14 „ diseases affecting the urinary organs.
138 died of developmental diseases, of which 81 occurred
under one year, and 21 above 80 years of age.
13 died violent deaths, and 2 sudden (cause not ascertained).
235 deaths took place under 1 year.
125 „ „ at 1 and under 5.
31 „ „ „ 5 „ 10.
28 „ „ „ 10 „ 20.
85 „ „ „ 20 „ 40.
107 „ „ „ 40 „ 60.
164 60 „ 80.
40 „ „ „ 80 and above.
Table No. V. gives the number of deaths which have
taken place from epidemic disease during the last 13 years.
TABLE V.
Year.
Smallpox.
Measles.
Scarlatina.
Diptheria.
Whooping
Cough.
Cholera.
Diarrhœa.
Fever.
Total.
1859
2
9
32
7
19
—
13
13
95
1860
7
19
8
7
4
—
2
18
65
1861
2
—
5
12
14
-
13
14
60
1862
-
13
21
10
7
-
12
16
79
1863
3
29
19
6
14
-
17
11
99
1864
8
10
36
10
15
1
29
19
128
1866
5
9
13
7
14
-
32
16
96
1866
5
21
12
21
32
10
23
11
135
1867
14
3
9
8
16
-
25
26
101
1868
—
34
77
6
8
—
29
25
179
1869
1
14
40
7
27
-
15
28
132
1870
1
3
70
8
14
-
48
22
166
1871
19
26
25
8
16
-
41
17
152
67
190
367
117
200
11
299
236
1487