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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 1862
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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FEBRUARY.
| DISTRICTS. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| Blackheath | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Lewisham | 15 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Union Workhouse | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sydenham | 22 | 19 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Penge | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 48 | 38 | 86 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
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. 31 | 29.857 | 55°2 | 32°2 | 44°5 | S.W. | 2 | 0.60 |
| Feb. 7 | 29.897 | 55.1 | 32.6 | 45.3 | S.W. | 4 | 0.11 |
| 14 | 30.170 | 49.1 | 29.7 | 40.7 | Variable. | 2 | 0.09 |
| 21 | 30.332 | 53.0 | 27.2 | 39.0 | S.E. & S.W. | 1 | 0.19 |
MARCH.
| DISTRICTS. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| Blackheath | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Lewisham | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Union Workhouse | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Sydenham | 22 | 13 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Penge | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Total | 40 | 31 | 71 | 18 | 23 | 41 |