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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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| Year | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferee Deaths. | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncorrected Number. | Nett. | |||||||||||
| of Non-residents registered in the District. | of Residents not registered in the District | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
| Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate. | |||||||||
| Number. | Rate per 1000 Nett Births. | Number. | Rate. | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||
| 1907 | 152532 | 3622 | — | 23.7 | 1881 | 11.8 | 275 | 143 | 325 | 90 | 1749 | 11.5 |
| 1908 | 156627 | 3632 | — | 22.8 | 1857 | 11.9 | 243 | 143 | 315 | 87 | 1757 | 11.0 |
| 1909 | 160749 | 3507 | — | 21.9 | 1707 | 10.6 | 174 | 131 | 262 | 75 | 1664 | 10.4 |
| 1910 | 164899 | 3412 | — | 20.75 | 1565 | 9.5 | 131 | 156 | 271 | 79 | 1590 | 9.67 |
| 1911 | 161677 | 3397 | 21.22 | 11.6 | 255 | 218 | 357 | 104 | 1842 | 11.43 | ||
Area of District in Acres (land and inland water) 7,014
At Census of 1911—Total population at all ages 160,834
Number of inhabited houses 28,728
Average number of persons per
house 5.6