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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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Table: Table 1.Population of the Borough in Wards obtained at the Census, April, 1901. Also the population estimated at the middle of the years 1901 and 1902.

Table 1.

Population of the Borough in Wards obtained at the Census, April, 1901. Also the population estimated at the middle of the years 1901 and 1902.

Ward.Population at Census, April, 1901Estimated population middle of 1801.Estimated population middle of 1902,
Church6,4126,4346,522
Manor6,7346,7616,872
South5,5035,5085,531
Lee Division18,64918,70318,925
Blackheath6,7296,7356,759
Lewishara Village13,84213,88714,070
Lewisham Park11,14511,39412,391
Brockley10,95210,98411,114
Catford23,20323,63125,338
Lewisham Division65,87166,63169,672
Forest Hill18,05118,06318,115
Sydenham24,92425,08325,720
Sydenham & Forest Hill Division42,97543,14643,835