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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 1883

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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Table: TABLE III. ( Continued.)Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1882.

TABLE III. ( Continued.)

Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1882.

Cause of Death. Classes.AGES.Total.Male and Female.
0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 & upwards.Total under 5 years
M.f.
III. Local Diseases. Order 1.—Nervous System.
Cephalitis and Meningitis11594...1.....................25301614
Apoplexy.........2...1135691......281513
Paralysis...............151585.........25817
Epilepsy...............1......1...............2...2
Convulsions262221...1..................30341816
Brain Disease4............212331......41679
Order 2.—Organs of Circulation.
Pericarditis1....................................11...1
Aneurism...........................1............11
Heart Disease2......124211152111......2692841
Order 3.—Respiratory Organs.-
Laryngitis1...11...........................2321
Bronchitis4754...213101624193...561346866
Pleurisy............1...21..................422
Pneumonia777...47844741...21604020

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NOTE.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough,
Fever, and Diarrhoea.
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.