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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 1861
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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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. | |||||
| Feb. 1 | 29.772 | 55.0 | 31.5 | 45.8 | S.W. & W. | 5 | 0.53 |
| 8 | 30.047 | 55.5 | 24.4 | 43.2 | Variable. | 0 | 0.00 |
| 15 | 30.085 | 44.5 | 25.7 | 36.2 | N.W. & N.E. | 1 | 0.04 |
| 22 | 29.507 | 56.3 | 32.3 | 45.4 | S.E. | 3 | 0.35 |
MARCH.
| DISTRICTS. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| Blackheath | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lewisham | 9 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Union Workhouse | — | - | — | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Sydenham | 10 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Penge | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| North Surrey School | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 31 | 34 | 65 | 18 | 28 | 46 |