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In Table V., page 23, the number of deaths in the 10
years 1864-73, from the principal zymotic diseases, and the
number in 1874.
In Table VI., page 24, the Reports of the Inspectors of
Nuisances relative to the sanitary Work effected during the
In Table VIT., page 25, the number of inhabited houses,
the estimated population, the number of births and deaths,
with the birth and death rate in each of the Registrars subdistricts
in Lewisham Parish and the Hamlet of Penge,
together comprising The Lewisham District.
In Table VIII., page 26, the population and death rate
in districts outside London; with the estimated population
of the United Kingdom at the middle of 1874, and the annual
rate of mortality of England and Wales.
In Table IX., page 27, the population, birth and death
rate in London and 20 other large towns.
In Table X., page 28, the number of children between
the ages of 3 and 13, attending schools under the supervision
of the London School Board, with the situation of the schools.
Marriages.
260 marriages took place during the year 1874 in the
parish of Lewisham, of which 205 were solemnized in the
several Church of England churches within the parish ; 38
in Nonconformist chapels; and 17 at the Register Office,
Lewisham.
69 marriages were solemnized at the several Church of
England churches at Penge, 11 in Nonconformist chapels,
and 3 at the Register Office; making a total of 343 in the
Lewisham district, or an increase of 14 over those of the year
1873. J
Births.
The registered births during the 52 weeks of the year
1874, amounted to 1752 males 902 females 850, showing a
diminution of 27 on the number registered in the year 1873.
the birth rate to population was 31.28 per 1000, or