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To the Mayor, Aldermen, and Councillors of the Metropolitan
Bo rough of Lewisham.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit my Annual Raport on the
Vital Statistics and Sanitary Coalition of the Borough for the
year ended December 31st, 1907, as required by an Order
of the Local Government Board.
The corrected Death-rate for the Borough equalled 11.5
per 1,000 of the population living at all ages, the lowest Deathrate
recorded in London with the exception of Hampstead.
We are in an equally fortunate position with regard to the
mortality due to the principal epidemic diseases (0.71 per 1,000)
tieing with Stoke Newington for second place.
With regard to infant mortality, it is satisfactory to
record the lowest rate in the history of Lewisham during any
period for which statistics are available. The deaths occurring
to infants before attaining the age of one year amounted to 90
per 1,000 births, the lowest rate in London except Hampstead,
and the fourth lowest among the 76 Great Towns of England
and Wales.
The certified number of deaths from Phthisis amounted
to 138, equal to a death rate of 0.90 per 1,000 of the population,
also the lowest rate in London with the exception of Hampstead.
A consideration of these figures, which form a good index
of the healthiness of a district, shows that with the exception of
Hampstead, Lewisham in comparison with other Metropolitan
Boroughs holds the most favourable position.