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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 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham
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Table of DEATHS during the year 1893, 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 subjoned Ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Tears of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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. | 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. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| Typhus | Enteric or Typhoid | Continued | Relapsing | Puerperal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lewisham | 430 | 105 | 49 | 25 | 23 | 136 | 92 | Under 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | .. | ... | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 25 | ... | 6 | 89 | 154 | |
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 30 | 49 | 18 | 6 | 149 | 276 | ||||||||
| Do. Workhouse | 123 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 47 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 10 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ••• | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 11 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 113 | |||||||||
| Penge | 290 | 58 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 112 | 83 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | •. . | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | 2 | 53 | 78 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 26 | 41 | 21 | 5 | 111 | 212 | |||||||||
| Lee | 71 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 18 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 55 | ||||||||
| Under 5 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 12 | I | 5 | 1 | 1 | 40 | ... | 7 | 103 | 194 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sydenham | 530 | 124 | 71 | 39 | 19 | 158 | 119 | 5 upwds. | 3 | 5 | 17 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 27 | 40 | 36 | 5 | 192 | 336 |
| St. John's Hospital | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
| Under 5 | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| North Surrey District Schools. | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 |
| Home for Sick Children | 9 | ... | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | Under 5 | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | •• | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| Waterman's Asylum | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1468 | 307 | 149 | 90 | 57 | 400 | 365 | Under 5 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ...✓ | ... | 2 | 19 | 10 | 23 | 2 | ... | 1 | 82 | ... | 17 | 265 | 1468 |
| 5 upwds. | 4 | 9 | 24 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | ... | 98 | 169 | 85 | 25 | 559 } | |||||||||||||
| 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 be- llonging thereto | 82 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 13 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 upwds. | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 65 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the District among persons not belonging thereto | 19 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 10 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 9 | ||||||||
K2 3. Lewisham District Boards of Works.