Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Year | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Non-residents registered in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District | Nett Deaths at all Ages eel jng1ng to the District. | |||||
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Number. | Rate.* | Under 1 Year of Age | At all Ages. | |||||||||
Number. | Rate.* | |||||||||||
Number. | Rate per iooo Births registered. | Number. | Rate.* | |||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
1901 | ]28480 | 3320 | 25-9 | 426 | 128 | 1875 | 14.5 | 613 | 289 | 82 | 1668 | 13.0 |
1902 | 132432 | 3491 | 26-3 | 438 | 125 | 1942 | 13.9 | 568 | 241 | 117 | 1818 | 13.7 |
1903 | 136405 | 3563 | 261 | 330 | 93 | 1566 | 11.5 | 480 | 152 | 99 | 1513 | 11.1 |
1904 | 140401 | 3589 | 256 | 448 | 125 | 1799 | 12.8 | 542 | 210 | 90 | 1679 | 12.0 |
1905 | 144420 | 3633 | 252 | 338 | 93 | 1804 | 12.5 | 569 | 232 | 119 | 1691 | 11.7 |
1906 | 148463 | 3446 | 232 | 391 | 113 | 1888 | 12.7 | 616 | 228 | 117 | 1777 | 12.0 |
1907 | 152532 | 3622 | 237 | 325 | 90 | 1881 | 12.3 | 660 | 275 | 143 | 1749 | 11.5 |
Note.—Figures for years prior bo 1901 are unobtainable.
* Kates in Columns 4, 8 and 13 calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.
Area of District in Acres (exclusive of area covered
by water) — 6,991
At Census of 1901—Total population at all ages — 127,495
,, „ Number of inhabited houses — 22,750
,, ,, Average number of persons per house 5.6