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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR THE YEAR 1901.
AREA OF THE BOROUGH.
The area of the Borough given by the Registar General
in his Census Returns is 7014.4 acres, including 23.1 acres of
water area. The distribution of area over districts is as
follows:—Lee, 1616.3, Lewisham, 3680.3 and Sydenham and
Forest Hill, 1717.8 acres
Compared with other Metropolitan Boroughs, Lewisham
is the third largest in extent, its area being exceeded by Wandsworth,
9,129 and Woolwich, 8,276 acres.
The Borough of Lewisham, constituted in November
1900, under the London Local Government Act 1899, is made
up of the civil parishes:—Lee and Lewisham ; containing the
following Wards:—
Lee:—Church, Manor and South Wards,
Lewisham :—Blackheath, Lewisham Village, Lewisham
Park, Brockley, Catford, Forest Hill and Sydenham Wards.
It has been customary to divide the Borough into three
divisions, viz:—
No. 1. Lee
Manor Ward
Church „
South „ No. 2.
Lewisham
Blackheath Ward
Lewisham Village Ward
„ Park „
Brockley „
,Catford Ward „
No. 3. Sydenham Ward
Sydenham and Forest Hill Forest Hill Ward
Each division has its own administrative Committee.