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Lewisham 1868

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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14
Cities, &c.
Estimated
population in
the middle of
the year
1868.
Births
in 53 Weeks
ending
2nd January,
1869.
Deaths
in 53 Weeks
ending
2nd January,
1869.
Annual Rate to
1000
living during the
53 weeks ending
2nd January, 1869.
Mean
Temperature
in 53 weeks
ending
2nd January,
1869.
Rainfall
in inches in
53 weeks
ending
2nd January,
1869.
TABLE II.
Births.
Deaths.
TOTAL
6,441,525
241,850
167,686
36 96
25 63
49°3
30.72
London (Metropolis)
3,126,635
115,744
74,908
36.44
23.59
51°5
25.28
Bristol (Citv)
167,487
6,179
3,878
36..32
22.7 9
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–
Birmingham (Borough)
352.296
12,992
8,548
36.31
23.89
50°2
32.20
Liverpool (Borough)
500,676
19,720
14,858
38.78
29.22
50°1
25.51
Manchester (City)
366,835
14,017
11,924
37.62
32.00
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–
Salford (Borough)
117,162
4,715
3,661
39.62
30.76
49°5
32.59
Sheffield (Borough)
232,362
9,293
6,276
39.37
26.59
49°4
31.66
Bradford Borough)
134,000
5,068
3,606
37.23
26.49
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Leeds (Borough)
246,851
10,469
6,900
41.75
27.52
49°6
27.43
Hull (Borough)
122,628
4,340
3,041
34.84
24.41
47°9
27.63
Newcastle-on-Tyne (Borough)
127,701
5,006
3,317
38.59
25.57
47°5
24.25
Edinburgh (City)
177,039
6,713
4,842
37.33
26.93
48°8
31.00
Glasgow (City)
449,868
18,748
13,922
41.03
30.4 7
48°3
49.68
Dublin (City and some Suburbs)
319,985
8,846
8,005
27.22
24.63
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