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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 1859
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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FEBRUARY.
| DISTRICTS. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| Blackheath | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Lewisham | 8 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Union Workhouse | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Sydenham | 14 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 19 | |
| Penge | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - | 3 |
| Total | 31 | 31 | 62 | 28 | 23 | 51 |
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
| Week ending. | Weight of air. Barometer corrected. Mean inches. | Temperature of Air. Thermometer. | Prevailing winds. | Rainy days. | Amount of rain in inches. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest. | Lowest. | Mean of daily readings. | |||||
| Jan. 28 | 29.258 | 49.0 | 27.5 | 38.4 | S.W. | 4 | 0.28 |
| Feb. 4 | 29.655 | 45.7 | 25.5 | 36.3 | N. | 3 | 0.31 |
| 11 | 29.765 | 50.2 | 23.2 | 36.7 | Variable | 4 | 0.40 |
| 18 | 30.237 | 44.0 | 23.5 | 35.5 | N.E. | 4 | 0.08 |