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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 1915

Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham for the year 1915

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Table: The following Table shows the number of cases notified, the person by whom notified, whether the children were born alive or dead, and the total number of births registered in the Borough:—

The following Table shows the number of cases notified, the person by whom notified, whether the children were born alive or dead, and the total number of births registered in the Borough:—

Total No. of Births Notified.Notified byNo. Born Alive.No. Born Dead.No. Births Registered
Medical Attendant.Parent.Midwife.Other Person.
3372103513708131543281913267

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MARRIAGES.
The number of Marriages in the Borough during the year
was 1,663, compared with 1,195 in 1914, and 1,070 in 1913. Of
this number, 902 were solemnized at the Established Church,
181 at Nonconformist Places of Worship, and 580 at the
Register Office.
MORTALITY.
Nett number of deaths, 1915 2116
Death rate per 1,000, 1915 12.86
„ County of London 16.1
„ 96 Great Towns 14.8
„ England and Wales 15.1
The total number of Deaths registered in the Borough
during the year was 1,940.
After deducting the deaths of non-residents dying within
the Borough (286), and adding those of residents of the Borough
dying outside (462), a corrected total of 2,116 is obtained, compared
with 1,858 in the previous year. The average number of
deaths in the 10 years, 1905-14, was 1,788.
The corrected death rate for the Borough was 12.86 per
1,000 of the population, compared with 10.98 per 1,000 in 1914.