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Lewisham 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM.
EPITOME OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1908.
Area in acres, exclusive of area covered by water 6,991
Enumerated population (Census, 1901) 127,495
Estimated population to the middle of 1908 156,627
Average number of persons per house (Census, 1901) 5.6
Total number of Births registered in the Borough 3,632
Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated population 22.8
Total number of Deaths registered in the Borough 1,858
Total number of Deaths of residents of the Borough,
after correction for non-residents dying in Public
Institutions, and residents dying outside the District 1,757
Deaths of persons under 1 year of age 315
Infantile Death Bate per 1,000 Births registered 87
Total number of Deaths in Public Institutions in the
Borough 655
Deaths of non-residents in the Borough 243
Deaths of residents outside the Borough 143
Corrected Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population
11.0