London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Lewisham 1864

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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111 deaths took place from constitutional diseases,
Out of which 63 died of consumption of the lungs.
,, of other tubercular diseases.
235 deaths took place from local diseases, affecting the
brain, lungs, heart, iutestines, &c.,
Out of which 84 died of inflammation of the lungs.
73 died of developmental diseases.
16 „ of violent deaths.
3 „ from causes not specified.
598
1 10 deaths took place in infants under 1.
126 ,, ,, between 1 and 10.
22 ,, „ between 10 and 20.
79 „ „ between 20 and 40.
93 „ „ between 40 and 60.
103 „ „ between 60 and 80.
35 „ „ above 80 years.
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The Public Institutions which augment the population of
the District, are
The Royal Naval Asylum.
The Watermens' and Lightermens' Asylum.
The North Surrey District School.
The Union Workhouse.
The Royal Naval Asylum is a building erected and endowed
at the expense of the late Dowager Queen Adelaide; it contains
12 well arranged houses for the accommodation of 12
ladies, being the widows or orphans of officers of the Royal
Navy, and contains a population of about 40.
It has a deep well upon the premises, but is also supplied
with water from the Lambeth Company.
It is drained into the sewer close adjacent.
The Watermens' and Lightermens' Asylum consists of a large
and well arranged building forming three sides of a square
open to S.W.
It contains 41 separate cottages for the accommodation of
aged or infirm Watermen or Lightermen or their widows.
Each cottage has a sitting-room, bed-room, kitchen, and a
water-closet outside the house.