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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Atrophy and Debility | 50 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53 | 54 | 32 | |
Totals | 95 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | ... | 109 | 149 | 76 | 178 |
V. Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||||||||
Fractures and Contusions | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | 5 | |
Burns and Scalds | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
Drowning | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Suffocation | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Want of attention at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Drowning | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 11 | 23 | 10 | 13 |
Causes not specified or ill-defined | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 |