Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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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District. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. |
---|---|---|---|
District. | 1902. | 1903. | |
per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | |
Church Ward | 11.8 | 11.3 | 19.7 |
Manor Ward | 16.4 | 26.4 | 26.0 |
South Ward | 20.8 | 14.8 | 13.3 |
Lee Division | 15.9 | 17.4 | 20.7 |
Blackheath Ward | 14.5 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
Lewisham Village Ward | 18.5 | 22.2 | 27.6 |
Lewisham Park Ward | 25.1 | 20.8 | 31.5 |
Brockley Ward | 26.2 | 20.0 | 27.2 |
Catford Ward | 34.6 | 32.7 | 31.3 |
Lewisham Division | 269 | 24.9 | 28.2 |
Forest Hill Ward | 21.7 | 13.4 | 18.6 |
Sydenham Ward | 20.6 | 21.4 | 29.1 |
Sydenham & Forest Hill Division | 21.0 | 18.2 | 24.8 |
21.68 | 23.54 | 26.21 |
Seasonal Mortality.—The highest mortality occurred
during the first and last quarters of the year, the death-rates
from all causes being 12.6 and 13.0 per 1,000 respectively. The
lowest death-rate was 10.9 for the third quarter.