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Lewisham 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham
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K2 Semi sham District Board of Barks.
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Table of DEATHS during the year 1894,
in the Sanitary District of Lewi sham , 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 Years 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. | Diarrhœa 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 | 123 | 55 | 21 | 19 | 94 | 118 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 17 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 27 | ... | 1 | 86 | 178 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 28 | 34 | 27 | 2 | 145 | 252 | ||||||||
| Do. Workhouse | 127 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 48 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 19 | 27 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 20 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 100 | ||||||||
| Penge | 258 | 64 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 89 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 16 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | ... | 2 | 42 | 103 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 93 | 155 | ||||||||
| Blackheath | 83 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 30 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 19 | 26 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 57 | ||||||||
| Sydenham | 404 | 108 | 52 | 17 | 22 | 102 | 103 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 15 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 31 | ... | 1 | 83 | 160 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 30 | 32 | 25 | 1 | 145 | 244 | ||||||||
| St. John's Hospital | 13 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 1 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 | 12 | ||||||||
| North Surrey District Schools. | 8 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| Home for Sick Children, Sydenham | 14 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 7 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
| Waterman's Asylum, Penge | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1340 | 336 | 148 | 60 | 65 | 319 | 392 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 21 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 48 | 52 | 30 | 1 | ... | 2 | 89 | ... | 4 | 254 | 504 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ... | 103 | 123 | 81 | 10 | 479 | 836 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to taken into account in judging of the above recoreds of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occuring outside the District, amoung persons belonging there to | 82 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 29 | 19 | Under 5 | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 68 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the District among persons not belonging thereto | 18 | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | 13 | ||||||||