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per 1,000 of the population, which is lower than the rate in
any oilier year on record, excepting 1894, and 1.3 per 1,000
below the mean rate in the ten years, 1886—1895.
Deaths.
The total number of deaths in 1896 was 1,482, as
compared with 1,496 in the previous year.
Males 740
Females 742
Lewisham 1078 births; 650 deaths
Sydenham 928 „ ; 490 „
Penge 419 „ ; 260 „
Blackheath 134 , ; 82 „
The number of deaths in public institutions in the District
amounted to 185, or 28 more than in the previous year.
There were 188 deaths in the Lewisham Union Infirmary,
153 of which were those of persons belonging to the District;
of these 117 were residents in Lewisham Village; 28 were of
residents in the Sydenham Ohapelry; 8 belonged to Lee;
and none to Penge. There were 35 deaths of persons who
did not belong to this District.
Lewisham Union Infirmary 153 deaths.
Lower Sydenham Home for Sick
Children 10
St. John's Hospital, Blackheath 13 „
North Surrey District Schools, Penge 2 „
Watermans' Asylum, Penge 7 „
The deaths of 128 residents in the District were registered
as having occurred in various hospitals, asylums, &c.,
outside the District. Of these
75 belonged to Lewisham.
35 ,, to Sydenham.
18 „ to Penge.
Death rate for 1896, 13.75 per 1000, as compared with
14.4 per 1,000 in the previous year.
The death rate in England and Wales in 1896 was
17.1 per 1.000 of the population, and this also is lower than
the rate in any previous year, excepting 1894. Compared