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Lewisham 1891

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

Published
1892
Pages
105
Tables
61

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    LOCAL.
    Blackheath and Lewisham.Sydenham and Forest Hill.Penge.
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    The amount outstanding at Lady-day, 1886, was £56,222.
    YEAR.Amount paid off during the year.New Loans raisedNet reduction.Net increase.Amount outstanding at the end of the year.
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    The sum outstanding at Lady-day, 1892, under each rate of interest was as follows:—
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    The total number of houses visited, and the general results, as reported to your Committee from time to time, are as follows: —
    Divisions.Number of houses visited. 1How occupied.Number of defects reported and remedied.
    One family.Two families.Three families.
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    The Board of Works for the Lewisham District. Statement of Attendance of Members at Board and Regular Committee Meetings, from 25th March, 1801, to 25th March, 1802.
    Name of Members.Board.Works Committee.Finance Committee.Blackheath and Lcwisham Committee.Sydenham and Forest Hill Committee.Penge Committee.Total Meetings.Total Attendances.
    Meetings.Attendances.Meetings.Attendances.Meetings.Attendances.Meetings.Attendances.Meetings.Attendances.Meetings.Attendances.
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    An Account in Abstract of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board of Works for the Lewisham District for the year ended 25th March, 1892, under the several distinct heads of Receipts and Expenditure.
    1891 RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.LEWISHAM.PAYMENTS.
    March 25. Cash balance in the hands of the Treasurers (Current Account)1,934186General Purposes—£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Full Statement and Account of all moneys received and expended by the Board Works for the Lewisham District, under the several distinct heads of Receipt and Expenditure, during the year ended 25th March, 1892.
    LEWISHAMEXPENDITURE
    1891. RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.General Purposes Account—£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Full Statement and Account of all moneys received and expended by the Boar ds Wo rks for the Lewisham District, under the several distinct heads of Receipt and Expenditure, during the y ear end ed 25th March, 1892.— Continued.
    RECEIPTS—Continued.EXPENDITURE—Continued.
    LEWISHAM—Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.LEWISHAM—Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Full Statement and Account of all moneys Received and Expended by the Board of Works for the Lewisham District, under the several distinct heads of Receipt and Expenditure during the year ended 25th March, 1892—Continued.
    RECEIPTS—Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.EXPENDITURE—Continued. ENGE.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Full Statement and Account of all moneys Received and Expended by the Board of Works for the Lewisham District, under the several distinct heads of Receipt and Expenditure during the year ended 25th March, 1892—Continued.
    RECEIPTS—Continued.EXPENDITURE.—Continued
    PENGE—Continued.£s.d.£s.d.PENGE-Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    General Summary o f the foregoing Receipts, exclusive of New Streets.
    LEWISHAM.PENGE.TOTAL.
    1891.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    G e ne ral Summary of the foregoing Expenditure, exclusive of New Streets .
    LEWISHAM.PENGE.TOTAL.
    £s.d.£s.d.£sd.
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    Establishment Expenses Account—25th March, 1892. Establishment Expenses Account—Continued.
    RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s.d.PAYMENTS-Continued.£s.d.£s.d.
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    A Summary Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure f o r the year ended 25th March, 1892, And of the Cash Balances at the commencement and end of the Year.
    Names of Accounts.Balances, 25thMarch, 1891.Receipts.Expenditure.Balances, 25tl1 March, 183Z.
    In Credit. |In Debt.In Credit.In Debt.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    A Summary Statement showing the Financial condition of the Board, and of each separate head of Expenditure, on the 25th March, 1892.
    Names of Accounts.Balances, 25th March, 1893.Assests.Liabilities.Financial condition of the Board.
    In Credit.In Debt.In Credit.In Debt.
    LEWISHAM.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Summary Statement of Moneys owing to and the Debts and Liabilities Board of Works for the Lewisham District, on the 25th March, 1892 (exclus???ortgages). Of which particulars are eompris???annexed detailed Statements.
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
    CURRENT ACCOUNTS.CURRENT ACCOUNTS.
    LEWISHAM.£s.d.£s.d.LEWISHA.M.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Statement of Debts and Liabilities of the Board of Works for the Lewisha m District on the 25th March, 1892 (exclusive of Mortgages.)
    General Purposes, Lewisham —£s.d.£s.
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    Statement of Debts and Liabilities of the Board of Works for the Lewisham District, on the 25th March, 1892 (exclusive of Mortgages)—Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Statement of Debts and Liabilities of the Board of Works for the Lewisham District on the 25th March, 1892 (exclusive of Mortgages)-Continued
    £s.d.£
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    Satement of Debts and Liabilities of the Board of Works for the Lewisham District on the 25th March, 1892 (exclusive of Mortgages)—Continued.
    £s.d£s.d.
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    Statement of Moneys owing to the Board of Works for the Lewisham District, on the 25th March, 1892.
    General Purposes. Lewisham—
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Statement of Loans outstanding 25th March, 1892.
    LEWSHAM-Date of Mortgage.Balance of Loan.
    General Purposes—£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    STATEMENT Of comparison of Expenditure between the years 1889-90, 1890-91, and 1891-92.
    1889-90.1890-91.1891-92.
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    TABLE OF Loans raised from the 1st January, 1856, to Lady-day,1892.
    No. on Register of MortgagesDate of Loan.Amount borrowed.Rate of Interest per cent.Term for repayment.Amount repaid to Lady-day, 1892.Balance outstanding, Lady-day, 1892.Purpose for which borrowed.
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    STATEMENT OF Contracts entered into by the Board in the year ended 25th March, 1892.
    No.Date of Contract.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Price or Amount of Contract.
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    No.Date of Contract.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Price or Amount of Contract.
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    TABLE I. Population, Inhabited Houses, Births, Deaths, and Marriages. (Gross Numbers).
    Population Estimated at Midsummer in each year. ,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: percentage to Total Deaths.Percentage of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Total Births.Deaths of Children under 5 years: percentage 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 1891.
    Cause of Death. Classes of Diseases.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
    M.F.
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    TABLE III. (Continued.) Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1891.
    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 5years
    M.F.
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    TABLE III. (Continued.) Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1891.
    Cause of Death. Classes.AGES.Total under 5 yearsTotal.Male and Female.
    0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2526 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 & upwards.M.F.
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    TABLE IV. Showing mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportion to Population , and to 1000 Deaths , 1891.
    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, 1881 to 1890, from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases and the number in 1891.
    Disease.1881.1882.1883.1884.1885.1886.1887.1888.1889.1890.Annual Average of 10 years, 1881—1890.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 yearn, 1881—1890.1891.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1891.
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    TABLE VI. Inspectors' Reports of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ended December 31, 1891.
    Blackhealth and Lewisham DivisiohSydenham and Porest-hill DivisionPenge.Total.
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    TABLE VII. The number of Inhabited Houses, the Estimated Population, 1891, nith the Birth and Death Iiate in the different Registrars' Sub-dintricts M I.cicishum Parish ami the Hamlet of Pengc, together comprising "The Leicisham District."
    Registrars' Sub-districts.Number of Inhabited Houses, Midsummer, 1891.Estimated Population.Number of Births 1891.Birth Rate per 1000.Number of deaths 1891.Death Rate per 1000.
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    TABLE VIII. Register of Licensed Cow-houses.
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    TABLE VIII.— Continued. List of Milksellers who have no Cowhouse Licenses, and of the Dairies, Milkstores, and Mitkshops in the Lewisham District.
    Name.Address.
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    TABLE VIII.— Continued. Milksellers and Milkstores—Continued.
    Name.Address.
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    TABLE IX. Register of Licensed Slaughter-houses.
    Name.Address.
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    (A) Table of DEATHS during the year 1891, in the Sanitary District of Lewisham, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities.Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages.Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Tears of Age.
    At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 60.60 and upwards.12345678910! 111213141516171819202122
    Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhœa and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other Diseases.Total.
    TyphusEnteric or TyphoidContinuedRelapsingPuerperal ^
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    (B) Table of POPULATION, and of NEW CASES of INFECTIOUS SICKNESS, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1891, in the Sanitary District of Lewisham, classified according to Diseases and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities.Population at all Ages.New Cases of Sickness in each Locality, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health.Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the severalLocalities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital.
    Census 1891.1234567891011121312345678910111213
    Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.
    TyphusEnteric or TyphoidContinuedRelapsingPuerperalTyphus.Enteric or TyphoidContinuedRelapsingPuerperal
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    The Material used for the maintenance of the public roads and foottpaths in the District during the year was as follows:—
    Division.Broken Guernsey Granite.Port Philip Stone.Picked Flints.Dug Flints.Gravel.Total.
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    The rainfall recorded at the Forest Hill Stoneyard, was as under:—
    Number of days on which snow or rain fellINCHES.
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    The following table shows the length of roads watered:-
    Division.Miles.Yards.
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    There can be no doubt that the collection and disposal of dust will soon become a difficult question to solve, but I do not hesitate to say so long as the shoots we are using are open, the Board cannot do better than use them.
    Locality.TO whom supplied.On what Terms Supplied.
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    The persons to whom it was supplied, and the amount the Hoard paid, arc shown in the following table:—
    Locality.To whom supplied.On what terms Supplied.
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    The following table shews the various works estimated for; but they were afterwards allowed to stand over.
    Locality.Description of Work.
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    The following new works were estimated for, but postponed, as in Lewisham:—
    Locality.Description of Work.
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    The following New Streets were paved and formed, or the work was commenced during the year, under the 105th section of the Metropolis Local Management Act.
    Name op Street.Length in peet.Estimated Cost.Remarks.
    Parish op Lewisham.£s.d.
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    Plans, Estimates, and Apportionments were prepared and submitted for paving and forming the following streets, under the 105th section of the Act.
    Name of Street.Length in feet.Estimated Cost.Remarks.
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    The following table shews the new Sewers sanctioned during the year:—
    Name of Road.Length in feet.Size.Material.Remarks.
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    The number of houses sanctioned to be built and drained, &C., &c., is as follows:—
    Description of Workes.No. of Houses sanctioned to be Built and Drained.No. of Houses, &c., sanctioned to be Drained.No. of Additions to Buildings sanctioned.No. of Dwelling Houses and Public Buildings. Sic., completed within the year.No. of Frontage Drains laid.No. of Gullies constructed in Public Roads.No. of pipe Veutilators constructed in old sewers.
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    The following surface water drains were sanctioned during the year:—
    Name of Road.Length in Feet.Size.Material.Remarks.
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    NEW STREETS SANCTIONED.
    Name of Street.Locality.Date of Sanction by the London County Council.
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    P arish of L ewisham.
    Locality.Capacity of Tank in Gallons.Diameter of Syphon in Inches.
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    Locality.Capacity of Tank in Gallons.Diameter of Syphon in Inches.
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    Hamlet of Penge.
    Locality.Capacity op Tank in Gallons.Diameter of Syphon in Inches.
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    The List of Applications to the London County Council referred to on page 15.
    Date.Case No.Name of Applicant.Nature of Application.Board's suggestion.Result.