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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 1904
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham and report of the Public Analyst for the year 1904
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On sub-dividing the corrected deaths into the three
divisions of the Borough, it will be noted that the mortality
rate of the Lee Division, 10.0, was the lowest, Lewisham
12.4 the highest, and Sydenham and Forest Hill Divisions
12.1 per 1,000 of the persons estimated to be living in each
Division referred to. (See Table 7).
Carrying the sub-division a step further, the death rates
from all causes in the individual Wards show Blackheath to have
suffered the highest mortality (14.8); on the other hand South
claims the lowest mortality for the year with 8.L per 1,000.
(See Table 9).
ANALYSIS OF DEATHS.
| Age Periods. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Deaths. | Percentage to Total Deaths. | Number of Deaths. | Percentage to total Deaths. | Number of Deaths. | Percentage to Total Deaths. | |
| Deaths under 1 year | 428 | 28.54 | 328 | 21.68 | 440 | 26.21 |
| Over 1 yr.& under 5 yrs. | 200 | 11.00 | 142 | 9.39 | 140 | 8.34 |
| „ 5 „ „ 15 „ | 86 | 4.73 | 61 | 4.03 | 39 | 2.32 |
| „ 15 „ „ 25 „ | 86 | 4.73 | 76 | 5.02 | 85 | 5.06 |
| „ 25 „ „ 65 „ | 547 | 30.09 | 478 | 31.59 | 470 | 27.99 |
| Over 65 years | 471 | 25.91 | 428 | 28.29 | 505 | 30.08 |
| Total | 1818 | 100.0 | 1513 | 100.0 | 1679 | 100.0 |