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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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D1str1but1on 1n Wards.—The follow1ng table shows the
d1str1but1on of 1nfant deaths 1n the var1ous wards of the
Borough. The h1ghest mortal1ty was 1n the Lew1sham Park
and Sydenham Wards:—
Table 8.
| Ward. | Common infectious Diseases. | Diarrhœal Diseases. | Wasting Diseases. | Tubercular Diseases. | Respiratory Diseases. | Other Diseases. | Total infant Deaths. | Death.rate per 1,000 of the Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church | . | 4 | 3 | l | 4 | 2 | 14 | 2.0 |
| Manor | — | 4 | 8 | l | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2.3 |
| South | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1.6 |
| Blackheath | l | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2.0 |
| Lewisham Village | l | 8 | 12 | — | 4 | 8 | 33 | 2.2 |
| Lewisham Park | 2 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 51 | 3.1 |
| Brockley | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 2.5 |
| Catford | 7 | 39 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 93 | 2.9 |
| Forest Hill | — | 11 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 43 | 2.3 |
| Sydenham | 5 | 25 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 88 | 3.1 |
| Total | 17 | 123 | 147 | 14 | 46 | 44 | 391 | 2.6 |