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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 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| Order 3. — Developmental Diseases of Old People. | |||||||||||||||||
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 32 | 7 | 3 | ... | 51 | 23 | 28 |
| Order 4.—Diseases of Nu trition | |||||||||||||||||
| Atrophy and Debility | 36 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 38 | 41 | 24 | 17 |
| Totals | 93 | 9 | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 103 | 165 | 92 | 73 |
| V. Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 7 | ... |
| Burns and Scalds | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Suffocation | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Otherwise | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Order 4.—Suicide. | |||||||||||||||||
| Wounds, Gunshot, Cut, or Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 |
| Totals | 5 | ... | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 24 | 16 | 8 |
| Causes not specified or ill-defined | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 |