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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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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TABLE I.
Showing the Estimated Population, Births and Deaths for the Lewisham District.
| Year. | Population Estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Deaths Under One Year of Age. | Deaths at all Ages. Total. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Deaths of Non-Residents Registered in District. | Deaths of Residents Registered beyond District. | Deaths at all Ages. Nett. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Rate.* | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered. | Number. | Rate.* | Number. | Rate.* | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 1890 | 94468 | 2259 | 23.9 | 320 | 139.8 | 1320 | 13.97 | 144 | — | — | 1320 | 13.97 |
| 1891 | 92295 | 2521 | 27.2 | 296 | 117.4 | 1302 | 14.10 | 165 | — | 53 | 1355 | 14.62 |
| 1892 | 94210 | 2436 | 25.8 | 343 | 140.0 | 1318 | 14.09 | 161 | — | 79 | 1397 | 15.60 |
| 1893 | 97160 | 2469 | 25.4 | 308 | 124.7 | 1405 | 14.46 | 150 | 19 | 82 | 1468 | 15.10 |
| 1894 | 100200 | 2430 | 24.2 | 333 | 137.0 | 1340 | 13.37 | 165 | 18 | 82 | 1404 | 14.00 |
| 1895 | 103.549 | 2535 | 24.5 | 356 | 140.4 | 1456 | 14.06 | 157 | 59 | 99 | 1496 | 14.44 |
| 1896 | 107818 | 2559 | 23.7 | 350 | 136.7 | 1412 | 13.09 | 185 | 52 | 128 | 1482 | 13.75 |
| 1897 | 111997 | 2688 | 24.0 | 338 | 125.7 | 1348 | 12.03 | 270 | 69 | 91 | 1370 | 12.23 |
| 1898 | 119240 | 2773 | 23.3 | 459 | 165.5 | 1783 | 14.95 | 471 | 198 | 85 | 1670 | 14.00 |
| 1899 | 130622 | 3061 | 23.4 | 458 | 149.6 | 1946 | 14.89 | 553 | 229 | 101 | 1818 | 13.90 |
| Averages for years 1890-1899 | 105154 | 2573 | 24.5 | 356 | 137.7 | 1463 | 13.90 | 242 | — | — | 1478 | 14.16 |
| 1900 | 136017 | 3245 | 23.8 | 415 | 121.7 | 1942 | 14.27 | 407 | 254 | 94 | 1782 | 13.10 |
*Rates calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.
Area of District in acres (exclusive of area covered by water) 6544
Total population at all ages (at Census of 1891) 92647
Number of inhabited houses ,, „ 15643
Average number of persons per house ,, ,, 5.9