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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 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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Table: Table 1.Populationof the Borough in Wards Obtained at the Census, April,1901.Also the population estimated at the middle of the years1901, 1902and1903.

Table 1.

Populationof the Borough in Wards Obtained at the Census, April,1901.Also the population estimated at the middle of the years1901, 1902and1903.

Ward.Population at Census, April, 1901Population estimated to the middle of
1901.1902.1903.
Church6,4126,4346,5226,611
Manor6,7346,7616,8726,983
South5,5035,5085,5315,553
Lee Division18,64918,70318,92519,147
Blackheath6,7296,7356,7596,784
Lewisham Tillage13,84213,88714,07014,253
Lewisham Park11,14511,39412,39113,393
Brockley10,95210,98411,11411,245
Catford23,20323,63125,33827,056
Lewisham Division65,87166,63169,67272,731
Forest Hill18,05118,06318,11518,166
Sydenham24,92425,08325,72026,361
Sydenham & Forest Hill Division42,97543,14643,83544,527