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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lewisham 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Table 5.
Percentage of Deaths under one year
| District. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | |
| Church Wd. | 11.3 | 19.7 | 12.7 | 18.4 | 14.3 | 10.8 | |
| Manor Ward | 16.4 | 26.4 | 26.0 | 9.4 | 20.5 | 20.0 | 12.7 |
| South Ward | 20.3 | 14.8 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 17.3 | 5.6 | 12.1 |
| Lee Division | 15.9 | 17.4 | 20.7 | 11.3 | 19.0 | 14.5 | 11.8 |
| Blackheath Ward | 14.5 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 8-8 | 15.3 |
| Lew. Milage Ward | 18.5 | 22 2 | 27.6 | 20.7 | 19.3 | 18.0 | 21.2 |
| Lew.Pk. Wd. | 25.1 | 20.8 | 31.5 | 20.5 | 21.9 | 20.0 | 19.6 |
| Brockley Ward | 26.2 | 20.0 | 27.2 | 15.7 | 22.7 | 20.8 | 17.2 |
| Catford Wd. | 34.6 | 32.7 | 31.3 | 260 | 24.9 | 19.8 | 20.3 |
| Lew. Div. | 26.9 | 24.9 | 28.2 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 18.7 | 19.5 |
| Forest Hill Ward | 21.7 | 13.4 | 18.6 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 19.1 | 17.7 |
| Sydm. Ward | 20.6 | 21.4 | 29.1 | 22.4 | 25.1 | 20.7 | 17.1 |
| Sydm. & Forest Hill Division | 21.0 | 18.2 | 24.8 | 20.2 | 23.1 | 20.0 | 17.4 |
| Whole Borough | 21.68 | 23.54 | 26.21 | 19.99 | 22.0 | 18.6 | 17.9 |