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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 1890

[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 year1890.

TABLE III. (Continued.)

Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year1890.

Cause of DeathAGES.TotalMale and Female.
0 to 1l to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 &up-wardsTotal under 5 years
Classes of Disease.M.F.
VIII. Causes Ill-defined
Found Dead1...................... . .............111...
Natural Causes1....................................11...1
Bursting of blood vessel............1.... . ..... . .1....... . ....2...2
Hemorrhage..................1.... . .. . ........ . ....1. . .1
Thoraic Tumour. . ........... . ..... . ....1. . ........ . .. . ....1. . .
Marasmus............. . ..... . ....1. . ........ . .. . ..... . .1
Totals2.... . .. . .1. . .1. . .21. . .. . .. . .2725
Total of all Classes3209764836064851171271261224234811320639681

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NOTE.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough,
Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, Tabes, and Tubercular Meningitis.
4. Includes Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, want of Breast Milk, and Premature
Birth.
Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions, and Teething.