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Lewisham 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM.
EPITOME OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1911.
Area in acres 6,991
Population :—
Census, 1901 127,495
„ 1911 160,834
Estimated to the middle of 1911 161,677
Average number of persons per house (Census, 1901) 5.6
Births 3,421
Birth Rate 21-22
Deaths 1,842
Death-rate 1143
Deaths of infants under 1 year of age 357
Infant mortality per 1,000 Births 104
Zymotic Death-rats 1-16