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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 1886

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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Table: TABLE III. ( C ontinued.)Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1886.

TABLE III. ( C ontinued.)

Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1886.

Cause of Death.AGES.Total.Male and Female.
0 to 11 to 22 to 05 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 & upwards.Total under 5 years
Classes.M.F.
Epilepsv......1......111...............1499
Convulsions44933.........1...............56603030
Laryngisimus11.................................222...
Order 2.— Circulatory System
Pericarditis............•••...1...1...............2...2
Endocarditis.........1......1......1............321
Heart Disease.........9...28722288.........913160
Gangrene...........................11.........2l1
Aneurism..................12...1............431
Angina Pectoris............• • •............1............1...1
Order 3.—Respiratory System.
Laryngitis1......3............1............15...5
Croup1231...........................677...
Bronchitis3584.........471821166...471185563
Pneumonia1244363375631...20573918
Emphysema.....................21...............321
Pleurisy......• • •1.........1..................2...2

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NOTE.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough,
Fever, and Diarrhœa.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, Tabes, and Tubercular Meningitis.
4. Includes Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, want of Breast Milk, and Premature
Birth.
5. Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions, and Teething.