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 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| Burns and Scalds | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Drowning | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Suffocation .................. | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Suffocation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Strangulation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Shooting | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Decapitated by Train | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cut Throat | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Totals | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 12 | 28 | 1G | 12 | |
| VI. Causes ill-defined | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Total of all Classes | 289 | 72 | 57 | 58 | 49 | 50 | 66 | 91 | 127 | 151 | 109 | 26 | 4 | 418 | 1150 | 570 | 580 |