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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 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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(A) Table of DEATHS during the year 1899, in the Sanitary District of L ewisham, 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 Cases, At Subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths ofChildren under FiveYears of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 ad under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||
| Typhus | Enteric or Typhoid | Continued | Relapsing | Puerperal | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lewisham | 574 | 201 | 48 | 13 | 19 | 168 | 125 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 10 | 80 | ... | ... | 29 | ... | ... | 6 | 105 | 244 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 40 | 45 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 170 | 330 | ||||||||
| I)o. Workhouse | 283 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 111 | 109 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 40 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 26 | 55 | 25 | ... | 11 | 119 | 243 | ||||||||
| Penge | 283 | 83 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 81 | 83 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 35 | ... | ... | 12 | 1 | ... | 3 | 45 | 106 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 94 | 177 | ||||||||
| Blackheath | 86 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 34 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 20 | 27 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | ... | 30 | 59 | ||||||||
| Sydenham | 451 | 119 | 35 | 11 | 18 | 124 | 144 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 32 | ... | ... | 32 | ... | ... | 2 | 76 | 154 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 33 | 34 | 48 | 25 | 4 | 145 | 297 | ||||||||
| St. John's Hospital | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 5 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | ||||||||
| North Surrey District Schools. | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Home for Sick Children, | 18 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| Sydeham | 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | |||||||
| Waterman's Asylum, Penge | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Park Hospital, Lewisham | 232 | 11 | 123 | 77 | 6 | 15 | ... | Under 5 | ... | 25 | 103 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 134 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 14 | 61 | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 98 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1946 | 468 | 253 | 122 | 74 | 526 | 503 | Under 5 | ... | 25 | 116 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 23 | 165 | ... | 1 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 276 | 716 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 14 | 66 | ... | ... | 22 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 123 | 168 | 149 | 51 | 29 | 577 | 1230 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the District among persons belonging there to | 101 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 47 | 13 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 upwds. | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 1 | 8 | ... | 4 | 49 | 81 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the District among persons notbelonging there to | 229 | 13 | 111 | 59 | 7 | 28 | 11 | Under 5 | ... | 24 | 89 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 124 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 10 | 44 | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 2 | ... | 4 | 22 | 105 | ||||||||