London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lewisham 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
12
Ward
Area in
acres.
Enumerated
Population Census,
April, 1901.
Enumerated Population
Census, April, 1911.
In the 10 years 1901-11.
Estimated
Population
June, 1911.
Table 1.
Population of the Borough, in Wards.
Increase.
Decrease.
Males.
Females.
Total
Persons.
No. of
Persons.
Per
centage.
No. of
Persons
Per
centage.
Church
202
6412
2392
3583
5975
-
437
6-8
5964
Manor
175
6734
3574
4476
8050
1316
19-5
__
8083
South
878
5503
2762
3577
6339
836
15-2
—
—
6360
Blackheath
369
6729
2753
3817
6570
—
—
159
2-2
6566
Lewisham Village
279
13842
6803
7935
14738
896
6-5
—
—
14761
Lewisham Park
350
11145
8015
8734
16749
5604
50-0
—
—
16891
Brockley
512
10952
6941
8063
15004
4052
37-0
—
—
15106
Catford
2541
23203
18217
20795
39012
15809
68-0
—
—
39412
Forest Hill
624
18051
9158
11646
20804
2753
15-2
—
—
20874
Sydenham
1084
24924
12165
15428
27593
2669
10 7
—
—
27660
W hole Borough ...
7 014
127495
72780
88054
160834
33339
26-0
_
—
161677