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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Ward. | Area in acres. | Enumerated Population Census. April, 1901. | Enumerated Population Census, April, 1911. | In the 10 years 1901-11. | Estimated Population June, 1912. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase. | Decrease. | |||||||||
| Males. | Females. | Total Persons. | No. of Persons. | Per centage. | N o. of Persons | Per centage. | ||||
| Church | 202 | 6412 | 2392 | 3583 | 5975 | — | — | 437 | 6.8 | 5917 |
| Manor | 175 | 6734 | 3574 | 4476 | 8050 | 1316 | 19.5 | — | — | 8224 |
| South | 878 | 5503 | 2762 | 3577 | 6339 | 836 | 15.2 | — | — | 6450 |
| Blackheath | 369 | 6729 | 2753 | 3817 | 6570 | — | — | 159 | 2.2 | 6553 |
| Lewisham Village | 279 | 13842 | 6803 | 7935 | 14738 | 896 | 6.5 | — | — | 14857 |
| Lewisham Park | 350 | 11145 | 8015 | 8734 | 16749 | 5604 | 50.0 | — | — | 17487 |
| Brockley | 512 | 10952 | 6941 | 8063 | 15004 | 4052 | 37.0 | — | — | 15540 |
| Catford | 2541 | 23203 | 18217 | 20795 | 39012 | 15809 | 68.0 | — | — | 41106 |
| Forest Hill | 624 | 18051 | 9158 | 11646 | 20804 | 2753 | 15.2 | — | — | 21169 |
| Sydenham | 1084 | 24924 | 12165 | 15428 | 27593 | 2669 | 10.7 | — | — | 27946 |
| Whole Borough | 7014 | 127495 | 72780 | 88054 | 160834 | 33339 | 26.0 | — | — | 165249 |