Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Borough of Lewisham. | Year. | Average for five years, 1902-6. | Year. | ||||
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1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 |
Ward. | Enumerated Population Census, April 1st, 1901 | Number of Persons per house at Census, 1901 | Occupied Mouses on Kate Books, Michaelmas, 1907 | Estimated Population at Michaelmas, 1907 | Estimated Increase or Decrease in | Estimated Population at June 30th, 1907 | |
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6½ years | 3 mths |
Division. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905 | • | 1906. | 1907. | ||||||
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Total Number of Births. | Birth Kate per 1000 persons. | Total Number of Births. | Birth Kate per 1000 persons. | Total Number of Births. | Birth Kat per 1000 persons. | Total Number of Births. | Birth Rate per 1000 persons | Total Number of Births. | Birth Rate per 1000 persons. | Total Number of Births. | Birth Rate per 1000 persons. | ||
(a) | (b) |
Age Period. | 1902. | 1903 | 1904. | 1905 | 1906. | 1907. | ||||||
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Number of Deaths. | Percentage to Total Deaths. | Number of Deaths. | Percentage to Total Deaths. | Number of Deaths. | Percentage to Total Deaths. | Number of Deaths. | Percentage to Total Deaths. | Number of Deaths. | Percentage to Total Deaths. | Number of Deaths. | Percentage to Total Deaths. |
Locality. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | |||||||
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Total Number of Deaths. | Death rate per 1,000 of the population. | Total Number of Deaths. | Deathrateper 1,000 of the population. | Total Number of Deaths. | Death rateper 1,000 of the population. | Total Number of Deaths. | Death rateper 1,000 of the population. | Total Number of Deaths. | Death rateper 1,000 of the population. | Total Number of Deaths. | Death-rate per 1000 of the population. | ||
(b) |
Year | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 |
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District. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. |
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per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. |
Disease. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | |||||
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Number of Deaths under 1 year. | Percentage Deaths to total Deaths under 1 year. | Number of Deaths under 1 year. | Percentage Deaths to total Deaths under 1 year. | Number of Deaths under 1 year. | Percentage Deaths to total Deaths under 1 year. | Number of Deaths un^er 1 year | Percentage Deaths to total Deaths under 1 year. | Number of Deaths under 1 year. | Percentage Deaths to total deaths under 1 year. |
Ward. | Common Infectious Diseases. | Diarrhoeal Diseases. | Wasting Diseases. | Tubercular Diseases. | Respiratory Diseases. | Other Diseases. | Total Infant Deaths | Death_rate per. iooo of the Population. | |
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a | b |
Localities. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Whole Year. | ||||||||||
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M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. F. | Total |
Localities. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | 1907. |
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Disease Classes. | Lee Division. | Lewisnam Division. | Sydenham and Forest Hill Division | Whole Borough | |||||||||||||||||
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1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Whole Year. | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Whole Year | 1st Qr- | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Whole Year | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Whole Year |
Disease Class | Wards and Divisions. | |||||||||||||
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Church | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Whole Borough | |
Manor | South | Lee | Blackheath | Lewisham Village | Lewisham Park | Brockley | Catford | Lewisham | Forest Hill | Sydenham | Sydenham and Forest Hiil |
Boroughs | Per 1000 Persons Living. | Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births registered | |||||||||||||
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Births. | Deaths from | ||||||||||||||
All Causes | Principal Epidemic Diseases | Small.Pox | Measles | Scarlct Fever | Diphtheria | Whooping.Cough | --- Typhus | Enteric Fever | Pyrexia* (Origin uncertain) | Diarrhoea | Phthisis |
Boroughs. | Death-rates per 1000 Living. | |||||||||
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All Causes. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Phthisis. | ||||||
Before Distribution | After Distribution | Before Distribution | After Distribution | Before Distribution | After Distribution | Before Distribution | After Distribution | Before Distribution | After Distri bution |
Causes of Death. | Deaths Whoi.e Borough | Borough Divisions | Deaths in Public Institutions in the Boroueh. | Deaths ol Residents outside the Boroueh | Deaths of Non-residents in the Borough | |||||||||
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Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 65 years | 65 years and over | Total all Ages | Lee | Lewisham | Sydenham and Forest i Hill |
Causes of Death | Deaths Whole Borough | Borough Divisions | Deaths in Public Institions in Borough | Deaths of Residents outside borough | Deaths of Non-residents in Borough | |||||||||
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Under 1 year | 1 and under 3 years | 5 and under 18 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 65 years | 65 years and over | Total all Ages | Lee | Lewisham | bydenham and rorest Hill | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Institution. | Deaths of Residents. | Deaths of Non-Residents. | Total. |
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Localities | Small-Pox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough | Typhus Fever | Enteric Fever | Pyrexia *(origin uncertain) | Epidemic Diarrhœa & Epidemic Enteritis | Dysentery | Totals | † Death Rates from Principal Zymotic Diseases. | |
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(a) | (b) |
Disease. | Lee Division. | Lewisham Division. | Sydenham and Forest Hill Div. | Whole Borough | County of London. | 76 Great Towns. |
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Ages. | Small-Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Epidemic Diarrhoea and Enteritis. | Dysentry. | Totals in Age Groups. |
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1907- | Barometer. | AIR TEMPERATURE. | Bright Sunshine. | Rain and other forms of Precipitation. | |||||||||
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Mean pressure at 320 F. at Station Level (Bar. 159 ft. 1 above M.S.L.) | Mean of | Absolute Minimum & Maximum. | Total possible. | Total observed | Number of Days. | Total Fall. | Most in a day. | ||||||
Month. | Minimum A | Maximum B | Minimum. | Day of Month | Maximum. | Day of Month. | Amount | Day of Month |
Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | |||||
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Age. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907 | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. |
Age Periods. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | ||
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Number, of Cases. | Percentage to Total Cases | Number of Cases. | Percentage to Total Cases. |
Wards. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Total. |
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Wards. | Diseases | |||||||||||||||||||
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Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Erysipelas | Total | ||||||||||||||||
1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 |
Borough. | Small-Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | *All Notifiable Infectious Diseases. | ||||||||||||
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1904. | 1905. | 1906 | 1907. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. |
Number of children suffering. | Children excluded on account of infection in their homes. |
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Case. | Age. | Last Attendance at School. | Date of Notification to Sanitary Authority. | No. of Days Interval |
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1905. | 1906. | 1907. |
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Ward. | Number of Water Certificates Granted. | ||||
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1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 |
Name of Street. | Applications. | Certificates | Date. | ||
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Number of Houses. | Number of Dwellings. | Granted. | Refused. |
Premises, | Inspections | Notices served. | Proceedings |
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Defects. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | No. of Prosecutions. | ||
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Found. | Remedied. |
NATURE OF WORK.* | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | Inspections of Outworkers' premises. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110. | |||||||||||||
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Lists received from Employers. | Addresses of Outworkers. | Prosecutions. | Instances | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances | Orders made, Sec. 110. | Prosecutions. Sections 109, 110. | |||||||||
Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | Received from other Councils. | Forwarded to other Councils. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
Lists.1 | Outworkers.† | Lists. | Outworkers.† | ||||||||||||||
Con- | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Class of Work. | No. | Number of Rooms. | Number of Workers Allowed. | Number of Workers Found. | Part Time and Domestic. Workplaces. | |||||
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Day. | Artificial Light | Overtime. | Men. | Women. | Young Persons | Number. | No. of Rooms. |
Premises. | Number of Places | No. of Inspections 1907. | No. of Notices 1907. | No. of Prosecutions 1907 | |||
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On Register at end of 1906. | Added in 1907. | Removed in 1907. | On Register at end of 1907 |
Lewisham Division | Sydenham and Forest Hill Division. | Lee Division | Workshops | House to House | |||||
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Description of Work | Mr. J. A. K. Cooper | Mr. H. King | Mr. H. L. Hyde | Mr. E. T. Pi dwell | Mr. B. A. Knappett | Mr. R. White | Mr. J. Daltry | Mr, A. H. Grat | Total for Whole Boro. |
Article. | Total. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. |
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Quarter. | No. of Samples. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
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1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 |
Quarter. | No. of Samples. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
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1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 190(5 | 1907 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 |
Period. | Average Composition of all samples submitted genuine and adulterated. | Average Composition of genuine samples. | Board of Agriculture Standard. | |||
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Percentage of Milk fat. | Percentage of Solids not fat. | Percentage of Milk fat. | Percentage of Solids not fat. | Percentage of Milk fat. | Percentage of Solids not tat. |
Period. | Average Composition of all samples submitted genuine and adulterated. | Average Composition of genuine samples. | Board of Agriculture standard. | |||
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Percentage of Milk Fat. | Percentage of Solids not Fat. | Percentage of Milk Fat. | Percentage of Solids not Fat. | Percentage of Milk Fat. | Percentage of Solids not Fat. |
No. | Adulteration. | Remarks. |
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Quarter. | No. ot Samples. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
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1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 |
No. | Adulteration. | Results. |
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No. | Article. | Adulteration. | Remarks. |
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Year | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Non-residents registered in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District | Nett Deaths at all Ages eel jng1ng to the District. | |||||
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Number. | Rate.* | Under 1 Year of Age | At all Ages. | |||||||||
Number. | Rate.* | |||||||||||
Number. | Rate per iooo Births registered. | Number. | Rate.* | |||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Names of Localities. | LEE. | LEWISHAM. | SYDENHAM & FOREST HILL. | WHOLE BOROUGH. | ||||||||||||
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Year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under i year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under i Year | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under i year. |
Notifiable Disease. | Cases notified in whole district. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality at all Ages. | No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Locality. | Total Cases Removed to Hospital | ||||||||||
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At all Ages | At Ages—Years. | Lee. | Lewisham. | Sydenham and Forest Hill. | Lee. | Lewisham. | Sydenham and Forest Hill. | |||||||
Under 1 | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and upwards |
Causes or Death. | Deaths in ok belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all Ages). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
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All Ages. | Under i year. | i and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Lee Division. | Lewisham Division. | Sydenham & Forest Hill Division. |
Cause of Death. | Under i Week. | i-2 Weeks. | 1-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under i Month. | i 2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | j-4 Months. | j-5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | [6-7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | g-io Months. | ro-ii Months. | ti-i2 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
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