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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 1909
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham and report of the Public Analyst for the year 1909
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Distribution in Wards.-The following table shows the
distribution of infant deaths in the various wards of the
Borough. The highest mortality rates were in the Lewisham
Park, Lewisham Village arad Catford Wards:—
| Ward. | Common Infectious Diseases. | Diarrhœa Diseases. | Wasting Diseases. | Tubercular Diseases. | Respiratory Diseases. | Other Diseases. | Total Infant Deaths. | Death rate per 1000 of the Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church | 1 | - | 5 | l | - | 1 | 8 | 1.1 |
| Manor | 1 | - | 4 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 0.8 |
| South | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | l | 7 | 1.2 |
| Blackheath | — | l | - | l | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1.2 |
| Lew. Village | l | 8 | 13 | l | 3 | 4 | 30 | 2.0 |
| Lew. Park | 3 | 3 | 21 | l | 8 | 4 | 40 | 2.1 |
| Brockley | 1 | — | 10 | — | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1.4 |
| Catford | 4 | 11 | 39 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 75 | 2.0 |
| Forest Hill | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | 3 | 2 | 23 | 1.2 |
| Sydenham | 1 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 1.6 |
| Total | 13 | 32 | 137 | 7 | 35 | 38 | 262 | 1.6 |