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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 1888

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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Table: TABLE III. ( Continued.)Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1888.

TABLE III. ( Continued.)

Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1888.

Causes of Death Classesages.Total.Male and Female.
0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 & upwards.Total under 5 years
M.F.
Order 8.—Skin Disease.
Noma...1.................................11...1
Ulcerated Leg..............................1.........11...
Total of Local Diseases13354242421193948841058213...211646337309
IV. Developmental Diseases.
Atrophy and Debility301...2...........................31331716
Premature Birth42....................................42422616
Malformations3....................................3312
Old Age........................1113730...•••792455
Totals751...2............1113730...761576889
V. Violent Deaths.
Order 1.—Accident or Negligence.
Suffocation5....................................5532
Fractured Leg...........................1............1...1
Internal Injuries......1.........2..................132I