Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| Ward. | Population at Census, April, 1901 | Population estimated to the middle of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | ||
| Divisions. | Population at Census, April, 1901. | Population estimated to the middle of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | ||
| Division. | Total Number of Births. 1901. | Birth Rate per 1000 persons. 1901. | Total Number of Births. 1902. | Birth Rate per 1000 persons. 1902. | Total Number of Births 1903. | Birth Rate per 1000 persons 1903. |
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| Age Periods. | 1902. | 1903 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Deaths. | Percentage to Total Deaths. | Number of Deaths | Percentage to total Deaths. | |
| District. | 1902. | 1903. |
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| Disease. | 1902. | 1903. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Deaths. | Percentage Deaths to total Deaths under 1 year. | Number of Deaths. | Percentage Deaths to total Deaths under 1 year | |
| Lewisham. | County of London |
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| Number of Deaths | Number of Deaths |
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| Locality. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Deaths. | Death rate per 1,000 of the population. | Total Number of Deaths. | Death rate per 1,000 of the population. | Total Number of Deaths. | Death rate per 1,000 of the population. | |
| Localities. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Whole Year. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | |
| Localities. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Whole Year. |
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| Disease Classes. | Lee Division. | Lewisham Division. | Sydenham and Forest Hill Division | Whole Borough | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Whole Year. | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Whole Year | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Whole Year | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Whole Year | |
| Disease Class | Wards and Divisions. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Church | Manor | South | Lee | Blackheath | Lewisham Village | Lewisham Park | Brockley | Catford | Lewisham | Forest Hill | Sydenham | Sydenham and Forest Hiil | Whole Borough | |
| Boroughs | Per 1000 Persons Living. | Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births registered | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from | |||||||||||||
| All Causes | Principal Epidemic Diseases | Small.pox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Whooping.cough | Typhus Feve | Enteric Fever | Pyrexia* (Origin uncertain) | Diarrhoea | Phthisis | ||
| Boroughs. | Death.rates per 1000 Living. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Scarlet | Fever | Diphtheria | Phthisis | ||||
| Before Distribution. | After Distribution | Before Distribution | After Distribution | Before Distribution | After Distribution | Before Distribution | After Distribution | |
| Causes ok Death. | Deaths Whole Borough | Borough Divisions | Deaths in Public Institutions in the Borough. | Deaths of Residents outside the Borough. | Deaths of Non-residents in the Borough | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 65 years | 65 years and over | Total all Ages | Lee | Lewisham | Sydenham and Forest Hill | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Causes of Death | Deaths Whole Borough | Borough Divisions | Deaths in Public Institutions in Borough | Deaths ot Residents outside Borough | Deaths of Non-residents in Borough | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 65 years | 65 years and over | Total all Ages | Lee | Lewisham | Sydenham and Forest Hill | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Institution. | Deaths of Residents. | Deaths of Non-Residents. | Total. |
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| Localities | Small Pox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough | Typhus Fever | Enteric Fever | Pyrexia *(origin uncertain) | Epidemic Diarrhoea & Epidemic Enteritis | Totals | Death Kates from Principal Zymotic Diseases. |
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| Disease. | Lee Division. | Lewisham Division. | Sydenham and Forest Hill Div. | Whole Borough | County of London. | 76 Great Towns. |
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| Ages. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Epidemic Diarrhcea and Enteritis. | Totals in Age Groups. |
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| 1903. | Barometer. | AIR TEMPERATURE | Bright Sunshine. | Rain and other forms ot Precipitation. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean pressure at 32o F. at Station Level (Bar. 159 ft. above M.S.L.) | Mean of | Absolute Minimum & Maximum. | Total possible. | Total observed | Number of Days. | Total Fall. | Most in a day. | ||||||
| Month. | Minimum > | Maximum CO | Minimum. | Day of Month | Maximum. | Day of Month. | Amount | Day of Month. | |||||
| Ins. | o | o | o | o | Hours | Hours | Ins. | Ins. | |||||
| Percentage to total notification at all ages. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | |
| Age Periods. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Percentage to Total Cases. | Males | Females. | Total. | Percentage to Total Cases. | |
| Disease. | WARDS. | Whole Borough | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church | Manor | South | Blackheath | Lewisham Village | Lewisham Park | Brockley | Catford | Forest Hill | Sydenham | ||
| Disease. | WARDS. | Whole Borough | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church | Manor | South | Blackheath | Lewiaham Village | Lewisham Park | Brockley | Catford | Forest Hill | Sydenham | ||
| Ist Case. | Discharged from Hospital. | Address. | New Case. | Removed to Hospital. | Onset of Illness. |
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| Ist Case | Discharged from Hospital. | Address. | Return Case. | Removed to Hospital. | Onset of Illness. |
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| Borough. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | *All Notifiable Infectious Diseases. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902. | 1903. | 1902. | 1903. | 1902. | 1903. | 1902. | 1903. | |
| LEE DIVISION. | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Erysipelas | Phthisis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | |
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Erysipelas | Phthisis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases . | Houses affected ' | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. ol Cases | Houses affected. | |
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Erysipelas | Phthisis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | |
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas | Phthisis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | |
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Erysipelas | Phthisis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | |
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Erysipelas | Phthisis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | |
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Erysipelas | Phthisis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | |
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas | Phthisis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases. | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected[6] | |
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Erysipelas | Phthisis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | |
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Erysipelas | Phthisis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | No. of Cases | Houses affected | |
| Rental per week of | Lee. | Lewisbam. | Sydenham and Forest Hill | Total. |
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| Lee | Lewisham | Sydenham and Forest Hill | Work shops | House to House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description of Work | Mr. R. White | Mr. J. F. Charlesworth | Mr. J. A. K. Cooper | Mr. R. J. Davis | Total | Mr. E. T. Pidwell | Mr. B. A. Knappett , | Total | Mr. J. Daltry | Mr. A. H. Gray | Total for Whole Boro. |
| Name of Street, | Number of Houses. | Number of Dwellings. | Number of Certificates Granted. | Date of Inspection. |
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| Ward. | Number of Water Certificates Granted. |
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| Class of Work. | No. | Number of Rooms. | Number of Workers Allowed. | Number of Workers Found. | Part Time and Domestic. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day. | Artificial Light | Overtime. | Men. | Women. | Young Persons | Number. | No. of Rooms. | |||
| Premises. | Number of Places. | No. of Inspections 1903. | No. of Notices 1903. | No. of Prosecutions 1903 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Register at end of 1902. | Added in 1903. | Removed in 1903. | On Register at end of 1903. | ||||
| Class of Work. | Number of Places | Number of Inspections 1903. | Number of Notices 1903. | Number of Prosecutions 1903. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Register at end of 1902. | Added in 1903. | Removed in 1903. | On Register at end of 1903. | ||||||
| Premises. | Rooms. | ||||||||
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Notices Issued. | Prosecutions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Notified by Home Office. | Remedied. | Notified to Home Office. | ||||
| Class of Homework. | 1903 Number of Lists received. | 1903. Number of Addresses of Outworkers. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U 0 to Feb. 1st. | Up to Aug. 1st. | Forwarded to other Authorities. | Received from other Authorities. | |||
| No. of Lists. | No. of out workers | No. of Lists. | No. of out workers | |||
| Constituents. | Sample No. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Articles of Food. | Sophistication. |
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| Article. | No. of Samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. |
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| Quarter. | No. of Samples. | Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 1903 | 1902 | 1903 | 1902 | 1903 | |
| Quarter. | No. of Samples. | Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 1903 | 1902 | 1903 | 1902 | 1903 | |
| No. | Adulteration. | Remarks. |
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| Average Composition of all samples submitted genuine and adulterated. | Average Composition of genuine samples. | Board of Agriculture Standard. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Milk fat. | Percentage of Solids not fat. | Percentage of Milk fat. | Percentage of Solids not fat. | Percentage of Milk fat. | Percentage of Solids not iat. | ||
| District. | No. of Samples per 1,000 of the population. | Percentage of the Samples Adulterated | District. | No. of Samples per 1,000 ol the population. | Percentage of the Samples Adulterated |
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| Quarter. | No. of Samples. | Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 1903 | 1902 | 1903 | 1902 | 1903 | |
| No. | Adulteration. | Remarks. |
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| No. | Article. | Adulteration. | Remarks. |
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| No. | Article. | Offence. | Result. |
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| Year | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Register]) in the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Non-residents registered in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. | Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Rate.* | Under i Year of Age | At all Ages. | |||||||||
| Number. | Rate.* | |||||||||||
| Number. | Rate per iooo Births registered. | Number. | Rate.* | |||||||||
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under i year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered, | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under i Year | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under i year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases notified in whole district. | Total Cases Notifikd in each Locality at all Ages. | No. of Casks Removed to Hospital from each Locality. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages | Under 1 | At Ages—Years. | 65 and upwards | Lee. | Lewisham. | Sydenham and Forest Hill. | Lee. | Lewisham. | Sydenham andForest Hill. | ||||
| 1 to 5. | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | ||||||||||
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all Ages). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Lee Division. | Lewisham Division. | Sydenham & Forest Hill Division. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |