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 Lee]
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3. The Births have numbered 384
Males
Females
185
199
384
giving a ratio of 27.4 per thousand of the population.
In 1895 the Births were 371.
4. The Deaths that actually occurred in the Parish were 165,
or twenty less than in 1895; but 35 took place in outlying Institutions.
The actual figures and places are as follows:—
Males
Females
87
78—165
Outlying Institutions:—
Males
Females
17
18— 35
200
giving a ratio of 145 per thousand of the population.
This is probably the lowest death rate that has occurred in
this parish for many years.
5. There were 3 deaths from "Extra Parochials" one
suicide on the railway, one drowning in the river, and one case
of heart disease in the public streets.
The Totals for 1895 were 211.
6. It is interesting to note that although there are fewer
deaths by 11 compared with the previous year, there have been.