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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, London Hospital, Seamen's Hospital, University
Hospital, Children's Hospital, Gt. Ormonde Street, Bethlem
Royal Hospital, Brompton Hospital, King's College Hospital,
Charing Cross Hospital, Grosvenor Hospital, St. Olave's Infirmary
(City), Oxygen Hospital, Metropolitan Hospital, Poplar
Hospital, London County Asylum (Hartford) Cane Hill Asylum,
Caterham Asylum, Banstead Asylum, Camberwell House Asylum,
Horton Asylum, St. Luke's Hospital (Asylum), Claybury Asylum,
Peckham House Asylum, City of London Asylum (Stone), Manor
Asylum (Epsom), St. Peter's House (Kennington), Greenwich
Infirmary, Lambeth Workhouse, Camberwell Workhouse,
Royal Hospital for Incurables, Salvation Army Maternity Home
(Hackney).
Also deaths of residents of this district which occurred
in the River Thames, Hostel of God, Tailor's Institution (St.
Pancras), Charlton Railway Station, Chester Cottages (Eltham),
Friendly Street (Deptford), Baptist Chapel (Lewisham Road).
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 18703 | 398 | 255 | — | 66631 | 1882 | 856 | — | 43146 | 11140 | 557 | — | 128480 | 3320 | 1668 | — | |
| 1902 | 18925 | 481 | 220 | 37 | 69672 | 1857 | 991 | 261 | 43835 | 1153 | 607 | 130 | 132432 | 3491 | 1818 | 428 | |
| 1903 | 19147 | 486 | 213 | 37 | 72731 | 1979 | 816 | 203 | 44527 | 1098 | 484 | 88 | 136405 | 3563 | 1513 | 328 | |
Note:—Figures for years prior to 1901 are -unobtainable,