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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 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham District]
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K23 Lemisham District Board of Works.
(A) Table of DEATHS during the year 1896, in the Sanitary District of Lewisham , classified according to Diseases , Ages and Localities.
| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these statistics: public institutions being shown as separates loclities. | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of children under five years of age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages. | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| small pox | scarlations | Diphtheria | Mambranous Crooup | Fever | Cholera | Erysipelas | Measles | Whooping cough | Diarrhœa and Dysentry | Rheumatic fever | Ague | Phthisis | Bronchitis, Pheumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease | Injuries | All other Disease | Total | |||||||||||||
| Typhus | Enteric or Typhoid | Continued | Relapsing | Puerperal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lewisham | 423 | 124 | 57 | 26 | 14 | 112 | 96 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 37 | ... | ... | ... | 23 | ... | 3 | 20 | 175 |
| 5 upwds. | 12 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | oy | o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Do. Workhouse | 138 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 81 | 64 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 13 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 160 | ||||||||||||||||
| Penge | 233 | 47 | 2 | 14 | 74 | 79 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 32 | 64 | |||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blackheath | 83 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 26 | Under 5 | — | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 14 | 35 | |||||||||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 4o | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sydenham | 453 | 120 | 64 | 17 | 19 | 130 | 103 | Under 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 23 | 14 | 19 | 37 | 6 | 77 | 185 | ||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 3 | 6 | 1 | I | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 41 | 30 | 7 | 147 | 268 | ||||||||||||||||
| St. John's Hospital | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 c | 5 o | ||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Surrey District Schools. | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home for Sick Children, Sydenham | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Waterman's Asylum, Pcnge | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 1412 | 344 | 157 | 57 | 59 | 420 | 375 | Under 5 | 2 | 22 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 37 | 24 | 78 | 2 | 84 | 12 | 237 | 501 | ||||||||
| 5 upwds. | . | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | ... | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 108 | 125 | 106 | 26 | 486 | 1)11 | |||||||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the District among persons belonging thereto | 128 | 4 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 55 | 10 | Under 5 | ... | 6 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 28 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 2 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 100 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the District among persons not belonging thereto | 52 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 10 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 9 | 12 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 40 | ||||||||