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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 1887

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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Peritonitis9......11...133...1......912210
Liver Diseases2............1611984......2112615
Gastritis1............1111............1023
Order 4.— Circulatory System.
Aneurism..................1...2...............321
Endocarditis............1...1.....................2...2
Angina Pectoris...........................1............422
Heart Disease.........2558162124102......934449
Anæmia...............1111...............4...4
Gangrene..................1.........4.........532
Order 5.— Urinary System.
Nephritis1......11........................1321
Bright's Disease...............115851.........21138
Cystitis...1..................221......166...
Prostatic Disease...........................12.........33...
Order 6.—Reproductive System.
Uterine Disease.....................1...11.........3...3
Childbirth............18........................4...4
Order 7.—Bones and Joints.............111......2............539 mm
Order 8.—Skin Disease.11......1..................1...2422
Total of Local Diseases125519912223043749112181142203695341354

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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.