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Lewisham 1863
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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REPORTS OF DR. WILKINSON,
THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
to
THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LEWISHAM DISTRICT,
FROM APRIL, 1863, TO MARCH, 1864,
(inclusive).
THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LEWISHAM DISTRICT.
Statement showing the Items of Expenditure comprised under the head of" Establishment Expenses, "and how
they are apportioned among the several heads of Expenditure.
| ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE INCLUDED IN ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES. | APPORTIONMENT OF ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d, | £ | s. | d. | ||
| Lewisham— | |||||||
| Incidental | 74 | 13 | 11 | General Purposes, 2/3 of ¾ of £1143 3s. 2d. 571 11 | 7 | ||
| Rent, rates, and taxes | 67 | 4 | 10 | Sewerage Purposes (current expenses) 285 15 | 9 | ||
| Office repairs | 37 | J8 | 10 | 1/3of ¾ of same sum | |||
| Salaries | 939 | 10 | 6 | ||||
| Stationery and printing | 86 | 9 | 11 | Being ¾ of the amount of such expenses | 857 | 7 | 4 |
| 1205 | 18 | 0 | Penge— General Purposes, ¾ of 1/4 of £1143 3s. 2d. 190 10 | 7 | |||
| Cr. Iacidental receipts | 62 | 14 | 10 | Sewerage Purposes, 1/3 of 1/4 of same sum 95 5 | 3 | ||
| Being 1/4of the amount of such expenses | 285 | 15 | 10 | ||||
| £1143 | 3 | 2 | Total | £1143 | 3 | 2 | |
Gentlemen,
During the past five weeks the mortality of the district has amounted to 61, a number
which is in excess of the calculate average for this period of the year. During the
same period 109 births have been registered. Epidemic disorders are still prevalent,
scarlatina, measles, and whooping cough, and two or three cases of smallpox, which
have been generally brought from London, but which disease has not spread in this
locality. In Seven cases of smallpox whieh have occurred within the last twelvemonth,
I have elearly traced the infection to the house of the laundress; the linen having
been washed and got up in a house in which smallpox has occurred. I cannot too strongly
urge the great importance of vaccination, and of re-vaccination after a lapse of seven or
eight years, to put a stop to this disease.
Thirteen deaths have taken place from epidemic disease, viz.: —
Blackheath—
29th March, Smallpox, Blackheath Park.
4th April, Measles, Tranquil Vale.
Lewisham—
23rd March, "Whooping cough, Union Workhouse.
Sydenham—
5th April, Measles, West Kent Park.
16th „ Whooping cough, West Kent Park.
4th „ Measles, Church Meadow.
6th „ Measles, Church Meadow.
21st „ Whooping cough, West Hill.