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Lewisham 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM.
EPITOME OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1907.
Area in acres, exclusive of area covered by water 6,991
Enumerated population (Census, 1901) 127,495
Estimated population to the middle of 1907 152,532
Average number of persons per house (Census, 1901) 5.6
Total number of Births registered in the Borough 3,622
Birth Bate per 1,000 estimated population 23.7
Total number of Deaths registered in the Borough 1,881
Total number of Deaths of residents of the Borough,
after correction for non-residents dying in Public
Institutions, and residents dying outside the District 1,749
Deaths of persons under 1 year of age 325
Infantile Death Bate per 1,000 Births registered 90
Total number of Deaths in Public Institutions in the
Borough 660
Deaths of non-residents in the Borough 275
Deaths of residents outside the Borough 143
Corrected Death Bate per 1,000 of the estimated population
11.5