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]
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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 |