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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 1879

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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Table: TABLE IV.Showing Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to Population,, and to 1000 Deaths, 1879.

TABLE IV.

Showing Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to Population,, and to 1000 Deaths, 1879.

Total Deaths.Deaths per 1000 of Population.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths.
1. Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases941.4097.61
2. Pulmonary Diseases (Other than Phthisis)1762.62182.76
3. Tubercular Diseases1342.00139.15
4. Wasting Diseases of Infants761.1378.92
5. Convulsive Diseases of Infants941.4097.61
5748.55596.05

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NOTE.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diptheria, Whooping Cough
Fever, and Diarrhaea.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.
4. Includes Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, want of Breast Milk, and Premature
Birth.
5. Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions, and Teething.