Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| No. Of Deaths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases— | |||
| 1. | Miasmatic Diseases | 84 | |
| 2. | Diarrhœal „ | 72 | |
| 3. | Malarial „ | — | |
| 4. | Zoogenous „ | — | |
| 5. | Venereal „ | 8 | |
| 6. | Septic „ | 9 | |
| II.—Parasitic Diseases | 2 | ||
| III.—Dietic Diseases | 11 | ||
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases | 276 | ||
| V.—Developmental Diseases | 170 | ||
| VI.—Local Diseases— | |||
| 1. | Diseases of Nervous System | 159 | |
| 2. | Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | 2 | |
| 3. | Diseases of Circulatory System | 110 | |
| 4. | Diseases of Respiratory System | 329 | |
| 5. | Diseases of Digestive System | 94 | |
| 6. | Diseases of Lymphatic System | 2 | |
| 7. | Diseases of Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use | 2 | |
| 8. | Diseases of Urinary System | 40 | |
| 9. | Diseases of Reproductive System— | ||
| (a) Diseases of Organs of Generation | 4 | ||
| (b) Diseases of Parturition | 3 | 7 | |
| 10. | Diseases of Bones and Joints | 8 | |
| 11. | Diseases of Integumentary System | 4 | |
| VII.—Violence— | |||
| 1. | Accident or Negligence | 25 | |
| 2. | Homicide | 1 | |
| 3. | Suicide | 13 | |
| 4. | Execution | — | |
| VIII.—Ill-defined and not Specified Causes | 68 | ||
| Total | 1496 | ||
Note—The Deaths of non-residents occurring in Public Institutions situated
in the District are excluded, and the Deaths of residents occurring
in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the District are
included.