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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 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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Table: alive or dead, and the total number of births registered in the Borough:—

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
Medical Attendant.Parent.Midwife.Other Person.
341298515148555833101023306

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MARRIAGES.
The number of Marriages in the Borough during the year
was 1,195, compared with 1,070 in 1913, and 1,101 in 1912. Of
this number, 667 were solemnized at the Established Church,
150 at Nonconformist Places of Worship, and 378 at the
Register Office.
MORTALITY.
Nett number of deaths, 1914 1858
Death rate per 1,000, 1914 10.98
„ County of London 14.4
„ 97 Great Towns 14.7
„ England and Wales 13.4
The total number of Deaths registered in the Borough
during the year was 1,819.
After deducting the deaths of non-residents dying within
the Borough (208), and adding those of residents of the Borough
dying outside (247), a corrected total of 1,858 is obtained, compared
with 1,841 in the previous year. The average number of
deaths in the 10 years, 1904-13, was 1,728.
The corrected death rate for the Borough was 10.98 per
1,000 of the population, compared with 10.68 per 1,000 in 1913.