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Lewisham 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham
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Lemisham Districts Board of Works.
(A) Table of DEATHS during the year 1897, in the Sanitary District of Lewisham, 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 65. | 65 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. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||||||||||||||
| Typhus - | Enteric or I Typhoid | Continued | Relapsing | Puerperal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lewisham | 377 | 140 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 90 | 73 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | 54 | ... | ... | 20 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 186 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 110 | 191 | |||||||||
| I)o. Workhouse | 236 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 91 | 38 | Under 5 | ... | 9 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 16 | 47 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 102 | 189 | |||||||||
| Penge | 232 | 52 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 77 | 61 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | 9 | ... | ... | 14 | ... | 1 | 37 | 78 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 17 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 80 | 154 | |||||||||
| Blackheath | 59 | 15 | 5 | ... | ... | 24 | 15 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | 20 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 39 | |||||||||
| Sydenham | 410 | 100 | 41 | 21 | 16 | 126 | 106 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | 22 | ... | 2 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 72 | 141 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 32 | ... | 5 | 156 | 269 | |||||||||
| St. John's Hospital | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 11 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||
| North Surrey District Schools. | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Home for Sick Children, Sydenham | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 9 | 13 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Waterman's Asylum, Penge | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 1348 | 336 | 149 | 54 | 50 | 419 | 340 | Under 5 | ... | 10 | 17 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 27 | 100 | ... | 2 | 58 | 1 | 9 | 237 | 485 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 5 | 17 | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 96 | 118 | 89 | 28 | 482 | 863 | |||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the District among persons belonging thereto | 91 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 14 | Under 5 | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 16 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 75 | |||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the District among persons not belonging thereto | 69 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 22 | Under 5 | ... | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 18 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 51 | |||||||||