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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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mortality from this cause was Holborn, with 2.86 per 1,000.
The death rate for the County of London was 1.62.
The position of Lewisham, in comparison with other
Boroughs, is most satisfactory.
Sub-dividing the deaths over the three divisions, the
death rates were:— Lee 0.72, Lewisham 0.92, and Sydenham
and Forest Hill 0.75.
Comparing Phthisis with other infectious diseases it was
again responsible for a greater loss of life than Small-Pox,
Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Enteric Fever combined.
The total deaths from the diseases mentioned were:—
| Lewisham. | County of London. | |
|---|---|---|
| Small-Pox | — | 25 |
| Measles | 23 | 2256 |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 365 |
| Diphtheria | 13 | 723 |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 286 |
| Total | 45 | 3655 |
| 7526 |
In addition to Phthisis 51 deaths were registered as due to
various forms of tubercular disease. (See Table 14).
CLASS III.—Malignant Diseases (115).—Cancer was the
stated cause of 92 deaths, compared with 77 in 190B, equal to a
mortality rate of 0.66 per 1,000. On sub-dividing these deaths,
12 were registered in Lee, 43 in Lewisham, and 37 in Sydenham
and Forest Hill. For other diseases of this Class see Table 14.
CLASS IY.—Nervous Diseases (107). — This class was
responsible for 107 deaths, equal to 6.4 per cent. of the total deaths.