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Lewisham 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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Table: Table 2.Populationof the Borough in Divisions, obtained at the Census April,1901,also population estimated at the middle of the years1901, 1902and,1903.

Table 2.

Populationof the Borough in Divisions, obtained at the Census April,1901,also population estimated at the middle of the years1901, 1902and,1903.

Divisions.Population at Census, April, 1901.Population estimated to the middle of
1901.1902.1903.
Lee18,64918,70318,92519,147
Lewisham65,87166,63169,67272,731
Sydenham and Forest Hill42,97543,14643,83544,527
Whole Borough127,495128,480132,432136,405

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THE BIRTH RATE.
The total number of Births registered in the Borough of
Lewisham during the year 1903 was 3,563. Of this total 1,826
were males and 1,737 females.
The birth rate for Lewisham is therefore 26.12 per 1,000
inhabitants, compared with 26.36 in the previous year.
The birth rate for London was 28.4 per thousand, or 2.28
per thousand in exeess of this Borough.
Of the total births, 486 were registered in the Lee
division, 1,979 in Lewisham and 1,098 in Sydenham and
Forest Hill division.