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Lewisham 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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EPITOME OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1913.
Area in acres 7,014
Population:—
Census, 1901 127,495
„ 1911 160,834
Estimated to the middle of 1913 168,822
Average number of persons per house (Census, 1911) 5-6
Births 3,502
Birth Rate 20-33
Deaths 1,841
Death-rate 1068
Deaths of infants under 1 year of age 269
Infant mortality per 1,000 Births 76
Zymotic Death-rate 0.84