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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 1870
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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232 draths took place under 1 year.
92 „ „ above 1 year and under 5.
37 „ „ „ 5 years „ 10.
37 „ „ 10 „ „ 20.
105 „ „ 20 „ „ 40.
120 „ „ 40 „ „ 60.
134 „ „ „ 60 „ „ 80.
47 „ „ „ 80 „ and upwards.
Table No. IV. gives the number of deaths which have
taken place from epidemic disease during the last 12 years.
TABLE I.
| Enumerated Population, 1851. | Enumerated Population, 1861. | Estimated Population as calculated logarithmally to the middle of 1870. | Estimated Population at so many per house, taking the number per house in. 1861. | Number of Inhabited Houses, 1851 census. | Number of Inhabited Houses, 1861 census. | Number of Inhabited Houses, middle of 1870. | Average number of persons per house, 1851. | Average number of persons per house, 1861. | Average mortality per 1000, assuming a population obtained from the number per house in 1861, and the number of inhabited in 1870. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackheath | 4466 | 4841 | 5205 | 5518 | 728 | * 807 | 926 | 613 | 5.98 | 16.49 |
| Lewisham | 6097 | 7372 | 8747 | 10047 | 1088 | 1326 | 1878 | 5.6 | 5.35 | 29.36 |
| Sydenham | 4501 | 10595 | 22890 | 18837 | 801 | 1656 | 2730 | 561 | 6.9 | 13.8 |
| Pcnge | 1169 | 5015 | 18590 | 13020 | 153 | 668 | 1736 | 764 | 7.50 | 12.28 |
Smallpox was prevalent in London, but did not materially
affect this district, and 1 death only was registered from this
cause.
The prevalent epidemics were
Scarlet Fever, which destroyed 70 lives, and
Diarrhoea, of which an unusually large number (48) died.
PERRY VALE DRAINAGE.
In several of my monthly reports I drew the attention of
the Board to the fact that fatal epidemic disease was pervalent
in two limited localities near Forest Hill Station, viz.:—