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 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| Fractures | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | . . . | ... | . . . | 1 | . . . | ... | ... | ... | . . . | 1 | ... | l |
| Burns and Scalds | . . . | ... | 1 | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Drowning | ... | ... | . .. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Suffocation | 2 | ... | 1 | . .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | . . . | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Want of Attention at Birth | 2 | ... | . . . | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... | ... | . . . | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Concussion of Brain | ... | 1 | . . . | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Other Injuries | ... | ... | . . . | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Cut Throat | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | . . . | . . . | . . . | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hanging | ... | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . .. | . . . | ... | 1 | . . . | . . . | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Poisoning | ... | .. . | ... | ... | . . . | ... | 1 | . . . | . . . | ... | . . . | . . . | . . . | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cut Throat | 1 | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... | . . . | . . . | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Totals | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
| VI. Causes ill-defined | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | . . . | . . . | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Total of all Classes | 295 | 85 | 61 | 48 | 52 | 61 | 78 | 86 | 99 | 119 | 112 | 40 | 2 | 441 | 1128 | 551 | 577 |
*Note. Special house to house inspections, under the Regulations adopted by
the Board as to Houses let in Lodgings, were proceeding at the
close of the year. The results from time to time reported are
embodied in the numbers above given.