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Lewisham 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM.
EPITOME OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1905.
Area in acres, exclusive of area covered by water 6,991
Enumerated population (Census, 1901) 127,495
Estimated population to the middle of 1905 144,420
Average number of persons per house (Census, 1901) 5.6
Total number of Births registered in the Borough 3,633
Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated population 25.2
Total number of Deaths registered in the Borough ... 1,804
Total number of Deaths of residents of the Borough,
after correction for non-residents dying in Public
Institutions, and residents dying outside the District 1,691
Deaths of persons under 1 year of age 338
Infantile Death Rate per 1,000 Births registered 93
Total number of Deaths in Public Institutions in the
Borough 569
Deaths of non-residents in the Borough 232
Deaths of residents outside the Borough 119
Corrected Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population
11.7