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Lewisham 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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SECTION I.—STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
A summary of the Statistics for the year 1929 is set out herewith in the form specified by the Ministry of Health: —
| Area, in acres | 7,015 |
| Population:—Census, 1921 | 174,194 |
| Estimated, 1929 | 207,900 |
| Number of Inhabited Houses in 1921 | 34,420 |
| Number of Families or Separate Occupiers in 1921 | 43,685 |
| Rateable Value (as per County of London Valuation, 6th April. 1929) | £1,394,755 |
| Produce of a 1d. rate (estimated) | £5,659 |
| Births—Legitimate | 3,156 |
| Illegitimate | 105 |
| Birth-rate | 15.7 |
| Deaths | 2,409 |
| Death-rate | 11.5 |
| Number of women dying in, or in consequence of childbirth: — | |
| From Sepsis | 9 |
| From other causes | 8 |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 births: | |
| Legitimate | 41 |
| Illegitimate | 133 |
| Total | 44 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 6 |
| „ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | 20 |
| „ „ Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | 15 |
Social Conditions.
Lewisham may be described as a residential suburb of
London. There are a few factories in the Borough, but these
employ only a very small proportion of the residents, the great
majority of whom are employed elsewhere.