[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham] page 28

Lewisham 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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Table: The highest mortality was in the Lewisham Village and Lewisham Park Wards:—

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The highest mortality was in the Lewisham Village and Lewisham Park Wards:—

Ward.	Common Infect. Diseases.	Diarr. Diseases.	Wasting Diseases	Tuber. Diseases.	Resp. Diseases.	Other Diseases.	Total Infant Deaths	Death-rate per 1000 of the Population.
Church	l	l	4	—	2	l	9	1.3
Manor	—	l	3	—	—	2	6	0.8
South	—	l	3	—	1	1	6	1.1
Blackheath	1	2	11	l	1	1	17	2.5
Lewisham Village	3	11	20	—	4	6	44	3.0
Lewisham Park	—	13	14	l	4	14	46	3.0
Brockley	2	1	4	l	1	7	16	1.4
Catford	4	18	31	4	17	11	85	2.8
Forest Hill	3	4	16	2	9	8	42	2.3
Sydenham	9	7	33	1	4	13	67	2.5
Total	23	59	139	10	43	64	338	2.3

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Occupation of parents in relation to infantile deaths.—
An examination of the records and reports made after inquiry
show the majority of deaths occurred among children of the
labouring classes. This fact is supported by the following
street list:—

Table: LIST OF STREETSin which more than one infant diedunder the age of 12 months,showing that the majority of infantile deaths occurred in the poorer classes.

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LIST OF STREETSin which more than one infant diedunder the age of 12 months,showing that the majority of infantile deaths occurred in the poorer classes.

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Lewisham 1905

Table: The highest mortality was in the Lewisham Village and Lewisham Park Wards:—

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Table: LIST OF STREETSin which more than one infant diedunder the age of 12 months,showing that the majority of infantile deaths occurred in the poorer classes.