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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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TABLE III. (^C ontinued.)
| Cause of Death. Classes. | Ages. | Total. | Male and Female. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | l to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 to 95 | 95 & upwards. | Total under 5 years | ||||
| M. | F. | ||||||||||||||||
| IV. Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| Atrophy and Debility | 47 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51 | 51 | 23 | 28 |
| Premature Birth | 41 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41 | 41 | 22 | 19 |
| Neglect at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Malformations | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | 13 | 6 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | / | 31 | 16 | 1 | ... | 56 | 19 | 37 | |
| Totals | 99 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 103 | 159 | 68 | 91 |
| V. Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||||||||
| Fractured Skull | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... |
| Fractured Neck | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Fractured Thigh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |