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Lewisham 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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K2 11.
(B)
Lewisham District Board of Works.

Table: ( B) Table of POPULATION, and of NEW CASES of INFECTIOUS SICKNESS, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1895, in the (Sanitary District of Lewisham, classified according to Diseases and Localities

( B) Table of POPULATION, and of NEW CASES of INFECTIOUS SICKNESS, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1895, 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.Aged under 5 or over 5.New Cases of Sickness in each Locality, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer or Health.Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital.
12845678910111234567891011
Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.TyphusEnteric or TyphoidFeversRelapsingPuerperalCholera.Erysipelas.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Typhus.Enteric or TyphoidFevers.RelapsingPuerperalCholera.Erysipelas.
ContinuedContinued
LewishamUnder 5...39151...3............1...198......2...............
5 upwds....103571...151.........36...4719......1...............
Lewisham WorkhouseUnder 5...112.....................3...174........................
5 upwds....113......3............2...52........................
PengeUnder 5...103.........................................................
5 upwds.1295...1111.........5......1........................
BlackheathUnder 5...58..............................1........................
5 upwds....295......1............3......4........................
SydenhamUnder 5...2410......1............1...81........................
5 upwds.16932......15............29...216......3...............
St. John's HospitalUnder 5..................................................................
5 upwds................4............1.................................
North Surrey District SchoolsUnder 5...1............................................................
5 upwds....6........................2.................................
Home for Sick ChildrenUnder 5..................................................................
5 upwds...................................................................
All Saints' OrphanageUnder 5..................................................................
5 upwds........................................1........................
Croydon InfirmaryUnder 5..................................................................
5 upwds...................................................................
*St. Bartholomew's HospitalUnder 5..................................................................
5 upwds...................................................................
TotalsUnder 5...90331...4............5...4414......2...............
5 upwds....24710211492...8...7817333......4...............