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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 1873
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 24 | 8 | ... | ... | 45 |
| Order 4.—Diseases of Nutrition. | |||||||||||||||
| Atrophy and Debility | 39 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 43 | 48 |
| V. Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||||||
| Order 1.—Accidents or Negligence. | |||||||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Suffocation | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Order 3.—Homicide. | |||||||||||||||
| Murder and Manslaughter | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Order 3.—Suicide. | |||||||||||||||
| Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Totals | 210 | 68 | 42 | 38 | 44 | 50 | 60 | 62 | 58 | 83 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 320 | 791 |