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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 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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TABLE IV.
Shewing the Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and
Proportions to Population, and to 1,000 Deaths, 1886.
| Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 of Population. | Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases | 24 | 3.8 | 152 |
| 2. Pulmonary Diseases (other than Phthisis) | 360 | 6.1 | 245 |
| 3. Tubercular Diseases | 225 | 3.8 | 153 |
| 4. Wasting Diseases of Infants | 152 | 2.5 | 103 |
| 5. Convulsive Diseases of Infants | 89 | 1.5 | 60 |