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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 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| Fractures and Contusions | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | ... |
| Burns and Scalds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Suffocation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Drowning | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Gunshot | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hangmg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Totals | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| Not specified or ill-defined | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | . . . | 7 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
*The bakehouses are now under Government Inspection under the Factory and Workshops'
Act, 1878.