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To the Mayor, Aldermen, and Councillors oj the Metropolitan
Borough of Leivisham.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit my Annual Report on the
Vital Statistics and Sanitary Condition of the Borough for the
year ended December 31st, 1905, in compliance with the order
of the Local Government Board.
The vital statistics contained herein show that Lewisham
holds a high position compared with the other Metropolitan
Boroughs and the 76 Great Towns.
The corrected Death-rate for the year was 11.7 for every
1,000 persons living in the Borough, compared with 12.0 for
1904. This rate compares most favourably with the Deathrate
of 15.1 for the County of London, and 15.7 for the 76
Great Towns.
Comparing the Death-rate with that for the other
Metropolitan Boroughs, Lewisham has the second lowest.
In addition to the general Death-rate, it is interesting, as
evidence of the healthiness of the Borough, to examine the
statistics relating to Infantile Mortality, Zymotic Diseases, and
Phthisis.
The infantile mortality, calculated upon the number of
deaths of children under one year of age to every 1,000 births,
was 93, and was the third lowest rate recorded in London. It
is considerably below the average for England and Wales, which
amounted to 128 per 1,000, the 76 Great Towns with a record
of 140 per 1,000, and the County of London, with 129 per
1,000.