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Lewisham 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM.
EPITOME OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1903.
Area in acres, exclusive of area covered by water 6,991
Enumerated population (Census, 1901) 127,495
Estimated population to the middle of 1903 136,405
Average number of persons per house (Census, 1901) 5.6
Total number of Births registered in the Borough 3,563
Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated population 26.1
Total number of Deaths registered in the Borough 1,566
Total number of Deaths of residents of the Borough,
after correction for non-residents dying in Public
Institutions, and residents dying outside the District 1,513
Deaths of persons under 1 year of age 328
Infantile Death Rate per 1,000 Births registered 92
Total number of Deaths in Public Institutions in the
Borough 480
Deaths of non-residents in the Borough 152
Deaths of residents outside the Borough 99
Corrected Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population
11.l