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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 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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10.—Diseases of Hones and Joints.
Caries, Necrosis.......................................
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis1..............................1...
Other Diseases of Bones and Joints.......................................
11.—Diseases of Integumentary System.
Carbuncle, Phlegmon...............1...............1...
Other Diseases of Integumentary System2..................1.........31
Grand Totals No. VI.105501425375794115123702071048
VII. Deaths from Violence......
1.—Accident or Negligence.
Fractures and Contusions2......432222...1182
Gunshot Wounds.......................................
Cut, Stab.......................................
Burn, Scald...1............111......4...
Poison............1..................1...
Drowning.........1.....................1...
Suffocation3.........1..................4...
Otherwise.......................................
51...552333...1282
2.—Homicide.
Manslaughter.......................................
Murder.......................................
3.—Suicide.
Gunshot Wounds.....................1.........11
Cut, Stab.......................................
Poison...............312.........62

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NOTICE.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough,
Typhus, Enteric (or Typhoid), and Simple Continued Fevers, and
Diarrhœa. 6 of the deaths occurred in Hospitals situated outside the
District.
2. Includes Influenza.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Tuberculosis, Rickets, and Tabes.
4. Includes Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, want of Breast Milk, and Premature
Birth.
6. Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions, and Teething.