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 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| Fractures and Contusions | . . . | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Burns and Scalds | . . . | 1 | . . . | 1 | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Drowning | ... | . . . | ... | 1 | . . . | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Suffocation | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Otherwise, Want of Attention at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Stab | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Drowning | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Otherwise | ... | . . . | . . . | . . . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 29 | 20 | 9 |
| Deaths from Causes not specified or ill-defined | ... | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total of all Classes | 290 | 97 | 67 | 50 | 47 | 63 | 84 | 82 | 98 | 107 | 101 | 23 | 1 | 454 | 1110 | 552 | 558 |