London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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V. Violent Deaths.
| Fractures and Contusions | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Wounds, Gunshot, Cut, or Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Burns and Scalds | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Drowning | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Suffocation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Otherwise, Want of Attention at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Gunshot, Cut, or Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Sudden Deaths not ascertained | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| Deaths from Causes not specified or ill-defined | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Total of all Classes | 307 | 52 | 60 | 52 | 44 | 65 | 81 | 68 | 95 | 116 | 90 | 21 | 1 | 419 | 1052 | 499 | 553 |