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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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| Concussion of Brain | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Poisoning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Fractured Skull | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | .... | |||||
| Drowning | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Inhalation of Chloroform | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Fractured Thigh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Scalded | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Laceration of Brain | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | |||||||
| Run over by Train | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |||||||
| Shooting | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ||||||||
| Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ||||||
| Poisoning | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | . . . | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ||||||
| Fall from window | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Totals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 30 | 21 | 9 |
| VI. Causes Ill-defined | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Total of all Classes | 295 | 101 | 77 | 67 | 46 | 51 | 72 | 89 | 115 | 143 | 127 | 43 | ... | 473 | 1226 | 634 | 592 |
* Note.—Special house to house inspections, under the Regulations adopted by
the Board as to Houses let in Lodgings, were made during the year.
The total number of houses in Lewisham inspected was 7532, in
addition to the inspections above mentioned.