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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 1902
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham and report of the Public Analyst for the year 1902
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Small Pox Hospital; Gore Farm Small Pox Hospital; Small
Pox Ship, "Castalia"; Small Pox Ship, "Atlas"; Guy's Hospital;
St. Bartholomew's Hospital; London Hospital; St.
Thomas's Hospital; St. George's Hospital; Charlton and
Blackheath Cottage Hospital; Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich;
Brompton Hospital; King's College Hospital; Homœpathic
Hospital; City of London Hospital, Stone; National Hospital;
Royal Free Hospital; University Hospital; Westminster Hospital
; Clapham Maternity Hospital; Childrens' Hospital, Great
Ormonde Street; London County Asylum, Dartford ; Claybury
Asylum; Cane Hill Asylum; Darenth Asylum; Horton
Asylum ; Leavesden Asylum; Caterham Asylum; Banstead
Asylum; Camberwell House Asylum; Greenwich Infirmary;
St. Piligias Creche, 50, Weymouth Street, Marylebone.
TABLE B.
Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in the Years 1901 and 1902. LOCAL, GOVERNMENT BOARD.
| Names of Localities. | LEE. | LEWISHAM. | SYDENHAM & FOREST HILL. | WHOLE BOROUGH. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of eaeh Year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 Year | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. |
| 1901 | 18703 | 398 | 255 | — | 66631 | 1882 | 856 | — | 43146 | 1040 | 557 | — | 128480 | 3320 | 1668 | — |
| 1902 | 18925 | 481 | 220 | 37 | 69672 | 1857 | 991 | 261 | 43835 | 1153 | 607 | 130 | 132432 | 3491 | 1818 | 428 |
Note :—Figures for years prior to 1901 are unobtainable.