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Lewisham 1887

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

Published
1888
Pages
101
Tables
62

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    WORKS AND GENERAL PURPOSES. (All the Members of the Board.) FINANCE.
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    LOCAL.
    Blackheath and Lewisham.Sydenham and Forest Hill.Penge.
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    The amount outstanding at Lady-day, 1883, was £65,841.
    Year.Amount paid off during the year.New Loans raised.Net reduction.Amount outstanding at the end of the year.
    ££££
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    The following comparative Table of the amount so required for the last 10 years will be found instructive at the present time: —
    Metropolitan Board of Works.School Board for London.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Statement of Attendances of Members at Board and Regular Committee Meetings, from 25th March, 1887, to 25th March, 1888.
    Names of Members.BoardWorks Committee.Finance CommitteeBlackheath and Lewisham CommitteeSydenham and Forest hill CommitteePenge Committee.Total Meetings.Total Attendances.
    Meetings.AttendancesMeetingsAttendances.Meetings.Attendances.Meetings.Attendances.Meetings.Attendances.Meetings.Attendances.
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    An Account in Abstract of the Receipts and Expenditure the Board for the year ended 25th March, 1888.
    RECEIPTS.PAYMENTS.
    1887.£s.d.£s.d.£sLEWISHAM.
    OF, flash balance in the hands of the TreasurersGeneral Purposes—£s.d.£s.a.£s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure of the board for the year ended 25th March, 1888, referred to in the foregoing Account, in Abstract.
    1887. RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s.d.£sd.Lewisham Payments
    March 25. Cash balance in the hands of the treasurer (Current Account)2,067189General Purposes Account-£s.d.£.s.d£.s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the year ended March 25,1888, referred to in the foregoing Account in abstract— Continued.
    RECEIPTS— Continued.PAYMENTS— Continued.
    LEWISHAM— Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.LEWISHAM — Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the year ended 25 March, 1888, referred to in the foregoing Account in abstract- Continued.
    RECEIPTS—Continued.PAYMENTS—Continued.
    Penge- continued£s.d.£s.d.£sEGE—Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    General Summary of the foregoing Receipts, Exclusive of NEW STREETS and PENGE RECREATION GROUND (Purchase Account
    LEWISHAM.PENGE.TOTAL.
    1887.£s.d.£s.d.£s.
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    General Summary of the foregoing Payments Exclusive or NEW STREET and PENGE RECREATION GROUND (P urchase A ccount).
    LEWISHAM.PENGE.TOTAL.
    Jighwavs—£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The Establishment Expenses Account referred to. Detailed Particulars of Receipts and Payments comprised under Establishment Expenses, and apportioned in the first instance between the Parish of Lewisham and Hamlet of Penge, and subsequently between the several Rates levied.
    RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The Establishment Expenses Account referred to— Continued.
    £s.d£s.d.
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    A Summary Statement showing the Financial condition of the Board, and of each separate neau of Expenditure, on the 25th March, 1888.
    Names of Accounts.Balances, 25th March, 1888.Asset.Liabilities.Financial condition of the Board.
    In Credit.In Debt.In Credit.In Debt.
    LEWIS HAM.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£S.d.
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    Statement of Monies owing to and the Debts and Liabilities The Board on the 25th March, 1888 (exclusive of Mortgages),* Of which particulars arc comprise in the annexed detailed Statement.
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
    CURRENT ACCOUNTS.CURRENT ACCOUNTS.
    LEWISHAM.£s.d.£s.LEWISHAM.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprise i n the foregoing Statement of Monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25th March, 1888.
    LEWISHAM. LIABILITIES.LEWISHAM. ASSETS.
    General Purposes Account—General Purposes Account—
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised the foregoing Statement of monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25tb March, 1888—Continued.
    LIBAILITIES.ASSETS
    LEWISHAM£s.d.£s.d.£s.dLEWISHAM£S.d.£s.d.f,s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities compri??? the foregoing Statement of Monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 251 March, 1888— Continued.
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
    PENGE.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.PENGE.£s.d.£S.d.£s.d.
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    The ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES ACCOUNT referred to in the foregoing Statements. Detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities romp,comprised under Establishment Expenses, and apportion in the first instance between the Parish of Lewisham mid Hamlet of Pengs, and subsequently between the several Rates levied.
    LIABLITIES£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    THE BOARD S HORSES ACCOUNT referred to in the foregoing Statements Detailed Particular, of Assets. and Liabilities, on the Board', Hone, Account, charged to General Purposes, Lewisham.
    LIABILITIES.£s.d.£s.d.
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    ???LECREATION GROUND ACCOUNT referred to in the foregoing Statements. Detailed Particular of Liability, cmnprised under Sydenham Recreation Ground Account, and apportioned between General Purposes, Lewisham, and General Purposes, Penge, respectively, on the basis of Rateable Value.
    LIABILITIES.£s.d.£s.d.
    Corral 1 and Co175
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    STEAM ROAD ROLLER, LEWISHAM, ACCOUNT referred to in the foregoing Statements. Detailed Particular! of LiahUitiet on Strain Road Holler, Lewisham, Account, charged to General Purpottt, Lewitham.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    STEAM ROAD ROLLER, PENGE, ACCOUNT referred to in the foregoing Statements. Detailed Particulars of Liabilities on Steam Road Roller, Penge, Account, charged to General Purposes, Penge.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    MORTGAGES. A Statement of Mortgages outstanding on the 25th (lag of March, 1988.
    THE UNITED KINGDOM TEMPERANCE and GENERAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION for MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE.
    No. on Register.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    MORTGAGES—Continued. The Mortgages comprised in the foregoing Statement are chargeable on the Parishes and on the Rates undermentioned.
    THE WHOLE DISTRICT.£s.d.£s.d,
    No. on Registar
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    STATEMENT Of comparison of Expenditure between the years 1885-6, 1886-7 and 1887-8.
    LEWISHAM.1885-6.1886-71887-8
    General Purposes-£££
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    TABLE OF Loans raised from the 1st January, 1856, to Lady-day, 1888.
    No. on Register of Mortgages.Date of Loan.Amount borrowed.Rate of Interest per cent.Term for repayment.Amount repaid to Lady-day, 1888.Balance outstanding, Lady-day, 1888.Purpose for which borrowed.
    £s.d.£s.d.Years.£s.d.£s.d.
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    STATEMENT OF Contracts entered into by the Board in the year ended 25th March, 1888.
    No.Date.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount or Price of Contract.
    1887.
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    Statement of Contracts— Continued.
    No.Date.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount or Price of Contract.
    1887.
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    Statement of Contracts—Continued.
    No.Date.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount or Price of Contract.
    1888.
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    TABLE I. Population, Inhabited Bouses, Births, Deaths, and Marriages. (gross numbers).
    Population Estimated at Midsummer, 1887.*No. of Inhabited Houses in Parish or District.Births.Deaths.Marriages.
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    TABLE II. Annual Rate of Mortality, Death Rates among Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions.
    Years.Annual Rate of Mortality per 1000 living.Deaths of Children under 1 year: per centage to Total Deaths.Percentage of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Total Births.Deaths of Children under 5 years: per centage to Total Deaths.Percentage of Deaths in Public Institutions to Total Deaths.
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    TABLE III. Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1887.
    Cause of Death.AGES.Total.Males and Females.
    0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to l015 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 & upwards.Total under 5 years
    Classes of Diseases.M.F.
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    TABLE III. (C ontinued.) Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1887.
    Cause of Death.ages.Total.Male and Female.
    0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 & upwards.Total under 5 years
    Classes.M.F.
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    TABLE III. (^C ontinued.) Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1887.
    Cause of Death. Classes.Ages.Total.Male and Female.
    0 to 1l to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 & upwards.Total under 5 years
    M.F.
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    TABLE IV. Showing mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to Population, and to 1000 Deaths , 1887.
    Total Deaths.Deaths per 1000 of Population.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths.
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    TABLE V. Showing the number of Deaths in the 10 years, 1877 to 1886, from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, and the number in 1887.
    Disease.1877.1878.1879.1880.1881.1882.1883.1884.1885.1886.Annual average of 10 years 1877-1886Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years, 1877—1886.1887.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1887.
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    TABLE VI. Insepectors' Report of the Saintary Work completed in the year ended December 31, 1887
    Blackheath and Lewiisham DivisionSydenham and Porest-hill Division.Penge.Total
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    TABLE VII. The number of Inhabited Houses, the Estimated Population, 1887, with the Birth and Death Rate in the different Registrars' Sub-district in Lewisham Parish and the Hamlet of Penge, together comprising " The Lewisham District."
    Registrars’ Sub-districtsNumber of Inhabited Houses, Midsummer, 1887.Estimated Population.Number of Births, 1887Birth Rate per 1000.Number of Deaths 1887Rate of Mortality per 1000.
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    TABLE VIII. Register of Licensed Cow-houses.
    LEWISHAM.
    Name.Address,
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    TABLE VIII.— Continued. List of Milksellers who have no Cowhouse Licenses, and of the Dairies, Milkstores, and Milkshops in the Lewisham District.
    LEWISHAM.
    Name.Address.
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    TABLE VIII.— Continued. Milksellers and Milkstores—Continued.
    PENGE
    Name.Address.
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    TABLE IX. Register of Licensed Slaughter-houses.
    NameAddress.
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    The quantity of material used during the year for the maintenance of the public Road is shown in the following Table:—
    Division.Broken Guernsey Granite.Clee Hill Stone.Port Philip Stone.Picked Flints.Dug Flints.Gravel.Total.
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    From the 26th March, 1887, to the 25th March, 1888, both inclusive, the rainfall, registered at the Forest Hill Stoneyard, was as follows:—
    Number of day on which snow or rain fellinches.
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    The mileage of the roads watered, &c., is given in the following Table:-
    Locality.Miles.Yards.
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    The fallowing are the new lamps erected during the year:—
    PAHISH OF LEWISHAM.
    No of Lamps.
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    The following Table shows the new works executed daring the year:—
    Locality.Description op Work.
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    Hamlet of Pence.
    Locality.Description of Work.
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    The localities in which new Tar Paving was laid, and the quantify laid in each place, is shown in the following Table. Parish of Lewisham.
    Locality.Superficial Yards.
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    The following New Streets were paved and formed (or are in hand), under the 105th section of the Metropolis Local Management Act:—
    Name of Street.Length in feet.Estimated cost.Remarks.
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    The following Table shows the new streets for which plana, estimates, and apportionments were prepared and submitted for paving and forming under the 105th section of the Metro po lis Local Management Act:—
    Name of Street.Length in feet.Estimated Cost.Remarks.
    Parish of Lewisham.£.s. d.
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    SEWERS AND HOUSE DRAINAGE. The following Table shews the new Sewers sanctioned to be laid:—
    Name of Road.Length in feet.Size.Material.Remarks.
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    From the following Table may be seen the number of Houses sanctioned to be built and drained, and number of gullies, manholes, ventilators, and flashing chambers constructed in existing Sewers during the year:—
    Locality.No. of Houses sanctioned to be Built and Drained.No. of Houses, &c., sanctioned to be Drained.No. of Addition to Building sanctioned.No. of Dwelling Houses and Public Building ,v completed with in the year.No. of Frontage Drain laid.No. of Gullies constructed in Public Road.No. of pipe Ventilator constructed in old sewer.No. of Manhole acting as Flushing Chambers and Ventilator conducted in old sewer.No. of self-acting Flushing Chamber constructed in old sewers.No. of small manhole acting as ventilators constructed adjoining flushing tanks.
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    The following is a list of the Tanks built during the year:— Parish of Lewisham.
    LOCALlTY.Capacity of Tank in gallons.Diameter of Syphon in Inches
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    The manholes (acting as ventilators) which have been constructed during the year, on old Sewers, are as follows:
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    The List of Applications to the Metropolitan Board referred to on page 14.
    Date.Case No.Name op Applicant.Nature of Application.Board's suggestion.Result.