London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| Childbirth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 |
| Old | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 23 | 7 | ... | ... | 40 | 16 | 24 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 43 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47 | 50 | 26 | 24 |
| V. Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Burns and Scalds | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Suffocation | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Want of attention at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Murder and Manslaughter | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Not specified, or ill defined | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Totals | 266 | 49 | 43 | 36 | 49 | 64 | 79 | 79 | 93 | 99 | 82 | 14 | ... | 358 | 953 | 468 | 485 |