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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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The deaths and death-rates from pulmonary tuberculosis in the various Wards are set out in the following table:—
| WARD. | No. of Deaths* | Death Rate. | WARD. | No. of Deaths- | Death Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church | 7 | 1.16 | Lewisham Park | 7 | 0.38 |
| Manor | 8 | 0.95 | Brockley | 14 | 0.87 |
| South | 4 | 0.61 | Catford | 32 | 0.74 |
| Blackheath | 8 | 0.45 | Forest Hill | 15 | 0.69 |
| Lewisham Vill | 16 | 1.07 | Sydenham | 20 | 0.70 |
| Whole Borough | 126 | 0.73 | |||
| Under 5 years | 4 deaths. |
| 5 and under 15 | 7 „ |
| 15 „ „ 25 | 21 „ |
| 25 „ „ 45 | 59 „ |
| 45 „ „ 65 | 31 „ |
| 65 and over | 4 „ |
| All Ages | 126 „ |
Tuberculous Meningitis and other tuberculous diseases
were the cause of 43 deaths.
Cancer and Malignant Diseases were the cause of 194
deaths, compared with 174 in 1912. The average yearly
number of deaths in the ten years, 1903-12, was 143.