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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 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Those sub-districts must not be confounded with the Wards,
the population of which, according to census 1861, was:—
Blackhcath Ward 5,492
Lewisham 8,994
Sydenham „ 8,322
Penge „ 5,015
The number of births registered during the year (52 weeks,
ending 29th December, 1866), in the Lewisham District (including
Penge Hamlet) amounted to 1,314, being an increase
above those registered in 1865 of 164.
The births exceeded the deaths by 639.
BIRTHS.
Black heath 116
Registrar's Lewisham 313
Sub-districts Sydenham 613
Penge 272
DEATHS.
| Registrar's Sub-districts. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackheath | 39 | 32 | 71 |
| Lewisham | 91 | 94 | 185 |
| Union Workhouse | 30 | 17 | 47 |
| Sydenham | 129 | 130 | 259 |
| Penge | 55 | 52 | 107 |
| North Surrey District School | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Watermen's Asylum | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 349 | 326 | 675 |
The following table gives the total mortality for the previous ten years:—
| 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 345 | 375 | 409 | 433 | 455 | 405 | 497 | 533 | 598 | 552 | 674 |
Zymotic Diseases.
The number of deaths from zymotic diseases has amounted
to 154, being nearly a fourth of the mortality from all causes.