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 1899
[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 | 127 |
| 2. | Diarrhœal „ | 176 |
| 3. | Malarial „ | 1 |
| 4. | Zoogenous „ | ... |
| 5. | Venereal „ | 11 |
| 6. | Septic „ | 10 |
| II.—Parasitic Diseases | ||
| III.—Dietic Diseases | 12 | |
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases | 320 | |
| V.—Developmental Diseases | ||
| VL—Local Diseases— | ||
| 1. | Diseases of Nervous System | 198 |
| 2. | Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | 3 |
| 3. | Diseases of Circulatory System | 174 |
| 4. | Diseases of Respiratory System | 313 |
| 5. | Diseases of Digestive System | 76 |
| 6. | Diseases of Lymphatic System | ... |
| 7. | Diseases of Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use | 2 |
| 8. | Diseases of Urinary System | 57 |
| 9. | Diseases of Reproductive System | |
| 5 | ||
| (b) Diseases of Parturition | 5 | |
| 10 | ||
| 10. | Diseases of Bones and Joints | 6 |
| 11. | Diseases of Integumentary System | 3 |
| VII.—Violence— | ||
| 1. | Accident or Negligence | 33 |
| 2. | Homicide | ... |
| 3. | Suicide | 9 |
| 4. | Execution | ... |
| VIII.—Ill-defined and not Specified Causes | 61 | |
| Total | 1818 | |
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.