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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 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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the examination. I am of opinion that the Act has had a beneficial
result in this District.
I am,
Gentlemen,
Your most obedient Servant,
GEORGE ARTHUR ROGERS,
Medical Officer of Health,
and Food Analyst.
June, 1875.
The following Table exhibits the number of deaths due to each class into which it has been found convenient to divide disease:—
| CLASS. | Ladyday. | Midsummer. | Michaelmas. | Christmas. | Total. | Per 1,000 of total deaths. | Rate per 1,000 living. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zymotic | 59 | 56 | 103 | 81 | 299 | 245.5 | 5.3 |
| Constitutional | 53 | 43 | 49 | 54 | 199 | 163.3 | 3.4 |
| Local | 174 | 102 | 103 | 160 | 539 | 442.5 | 9.4 |
| Developmental | 39 | 28 | 19 | 36 | 122 | 100.2 | 2.0 |
| Violent | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 59 | 48.5 | 1.0 |
| Total | 338 | 244 | 289 | 347 | 1,218 | 1000.0 | 21.1 |