London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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TABLE III. (Continued.)
| AGES. | Total. | 55 to 60* | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 & upwards. | |||
| Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| VIII. Deaths from Ill-defined and not Specified Causes. | 5 | 1 | ... | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ... | 1 | 42 | 6 |
| Dropsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 58 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 62 | ... |
| Mortification | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tumour | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Abscess | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hæmorrhage | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Causes not Specified or Ill-defined | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... |
| 64 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 79 | 1 | |