[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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The following table* gives the population and number of inhabited houses as appears from the Census, and the rateable value according to the county rate, as adopted by the Metro-Politan Board of Works for the basis of apportionment of their charges.

	Year.	Population	Inhabited houses.	No. of Inhabitants per house.	Rateable value (County rate )

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The following is a summary of the Table (IX.) in the Medical Officer's Report showing the classes of disease causing the deaths which occurred in the year, and the ages at which they took place:—

Classes of Disease.	Ages at Death.								Total.
Classes of Disease.	Under 1 year.	Under 5.	Under 10.	Under 20.	20 and under 40.	40 and under 60.	60 and under 80.	80 and upwards.	Total.

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THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LEWISHAM DISTRICT. STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and PAYMENTS of the Board during the Year ended 25th March , 1873.

Receipts	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	Expenditure	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LE WISH AM DISTRICT. account in detail, showing the receipts and expenditure of the board for the year ended the 25th march, 1873.

Accounts.		Balance in favour of each account at the com-mencementof the year.			RECEIPTS.									Balance against each account at the end of the year.			Total.			Balance against each account at the commencement of the year.			EXPENDITURE.																																																						Balance in favour of each Account at the end of the year.			Total.
Accounts.					From Overseers.			Other Receipts.			Total Receipts.			Balance against each account at the end of the year.			Total.						Highways.			Paving.			Watering.			Road Improvements.			Construction of Sewers.			Sewer Repairs and Cleansing.			New Streets.			Sewers and Drains (Private).			School Board and Elections.			Metropolitan Board.			Lighting.			Establishment Expenses.			Sundries.			Loans repaid and Sinking Fund.			Interest on Loans.			Law Expenses.			Dusting.			Total Expenditure.			Balance in favour of each Account at the end of the year.			Total.
	LEW1SHAM.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d	£	s.	d	£	s.	d	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d	£	s.	d	£	s.	d	£	s.	d	£	s.	d	£	s.	d	£	s.	d.	£	.s..	d

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THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LE WISH AM DISTRICT. STATEMENT of the ASSETS of the Board on the 25th day of March, 1873 (exclusive of Sinking Fund for Mortgages, for which see Statement).

From whom receivable.	Folio in Ledger	LEWISHAM.															PENGE.									Total.
From whom receivable.	Folio in Ledger	General Rate.			General Rate, 159th section.			Sewers Rate.			Lighting.			Consolidated Rate.			General Rate.			Sewers Rate.			Consolidated Rate.			Total.
		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d	£	S.	d.

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THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LEWISHAM DISTRICT. STATEMENT OF THE LIABILITIES of the Board, 25th March, 1873 (exclusive of Mortgages, for which see Statement).

To whom Payable.	Folio in Ledger.	Establishment.			LEWISHAM.																		PENGE.												Totals.
To whom Payable.	Folio in Ledger.	Establishment.			General Rate.			General Rate (under 159 sect.)			Sewer Rate.			Paving (Loan)			Sewers Construction (Loan)			Lighting Rate.			General Rate.			Sewers Rate.			Lighting Rate.			Paving (Loan]			Totals.
		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LEWISHAM DISTRICT. Statement shelving the Items of Expenditure comprised under the head of " Establishment Expensesand how they are apportioned among the several heads of Expenditure.

ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE INCLUDED IN ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES.				APPORTIONMENT OF ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES.
ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE INCLUDED IN ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES.								£	s.	d.

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THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LEWISHAM DISTRICT. STATEMENT showing the Financial Condition of the Board and of each separate head of Expenditure on 25th March, 1873.

	Cash Balances.						Liabilities and Assets.						Financial Condition of the Board.
	In favour.			Against.			Liabilities.			Assets.			In Debt,			In Credit.
Lewisham.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LE WISH AM DISTRICT. STATEMENT of the outstanding MORTGAGES and LOANS of the Board on the 25th March, 1873.

No. of Mortgage Deed.	Date. /	Amount.			Rate of Interest per cent.	Mortgagees.	How Repayable.	Amount Repaid.			Amount of Sinking Fund for Repayment.			\| Amount remaining due 25th March, 1873.			Upon what Rates chargeable.
No.		£	s.	d.				£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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COMMITTEES—Continued. Local.

Blackheath and Lewisham.	Sydenham and Forest-hill.	Penge.

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TABLE II. Annual rates of mortality per 1000.

	Ten years, 1861-70.	1871.	1872.

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TABLE III. Average annual death-rate (1861-70) of Registrar's districts and sub-districts within the Metropolitan and City Police District, arranged according to the rate of mortality per 1000.

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TABLE IV. Average mortality (1861-70) of 20 great Cities and Towns arranged in the order of their mortality.

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TABLE V.

Year.	Smallpox.	Measlcs.	Scarlatina.	Dipthcria.	Hooping Cough.	Cholera.	Diarrhœa.	Fever.	Total.

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TABLE VI.

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TABLE VII.

Registrar's Sub-districts	BIRTHS.			DEATHS.
Registrar's Sub-districts	Males.	Females	Total.	Males.	Females	Total.

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TABLE VIII.

	Maximum.	Minimum	Average.

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TABLE IX.—DEATHS DURING THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE YEAR 1872.

LASSES OF DISEASE.	CAUSES OF DEATH.	AGES AT DEATH.								Total.	Males.	Females.
LASSES OF DISEASE.	CAUSES OF DEATH.	under 1 year.	Under 5.	Under 10.	Under 10.	3D and Under 40.	40 and under 60.	60 and under 80.	80 and upwards.	Total.	Males.	Females.

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DEATHS—C ontinued.

CLASSES OF DISEASE.	CAUSES OF i)E \tii.	AGES AT DEATH.								Total.	Males.	Females.
CLASSES OF DISEASE.	CAUSES OF i)E \tii.	Under 1 Year.	Under 5	Under 10.	Under 20.	20 and under 40.	40 and under 60.	60 and under 80.	80 and upwards.	Total.	Males.	Females.

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Sewers constructed by the B oard.

	length.	size.	cost.
Lowersydenham, West Hill, and sydenham Hill	4500	3x0x2x0	£ 3287	s. 0	d. 0

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Table shewing the number of applications to build and drain.

No. of houses to build & drain.	No. of houses to drain.	No. of additions.	Total.

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Number of Notices served by the Inspector of Nuisances (Mr. Robertson) during the past year, and the works executed.

To cleanse and abate nuisances.	To supply Dust Bins.	To compel Water supply.	To compel removal of Pigs.	Total.

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The length of the Sewer will be 7678 feet run, or one mile 466 yards; and the following is the estimate in detail, without taking into consideration any compensation for passing through private property, as the proponed works will considerably add to the value of all the land between the watershed and boundary linn

	Ft	in.	£	s.	d.

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I have prepared the following Table to show the quantities and description of material in cubic yards used and charged during the year.

Division.	Granite.	Bombay Stone.	China Stone.	Port Phillip.	Kentish Rag.	Land Picked Flints.	Dug Flints. _	Croydon Gravel.	Rushey Green Gravel.	Perry Hill Gravel.	Total in each Division.

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THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LEWISHAM DISTRICT. Table showing Cost of Paring Works executed in the District during the last four years, when the present Contracts arc paid up.

DISTRICT.	Year ending Lady-day.	Kerbing and Channelling.			Tar Paving.			Total for each District.
		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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Registration of Union Counties. Table 4._ Area, Houses, and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes place comprised in each Registrar's District and each Registrar's Sub-District. [Census 1871, Vol. II., pp. 16 and 58.]

SUPERINTENDENT REGISTRAR'S DISTRICT.		Area in statute acres.	houses.						POPULATION.
Registrar's Sub-District.	Parish, Township, or Place.		1861.			1871.			Persons.		Males.		Females.

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Public Institutions. T able 5.— Number of Person in Hospital, Lunatic, Prisons, and other Public Institution on April 3 rd, 1871. [Census 1871, col. II., pp. 24 and 95.]

Number of		Superintendent Registrar's District.	Registrar's Sub-District.	Parish or Place.	Name of Institution.	Total Number in Institution. including Officers, &c.			Number of Special Inmate. such as Pauper, Patients, Lunatic, &c.
District.	Sub-Dis-trict.	Superintendent Registrar's District.	Registrar's Sub-District.	Parish or Place.	Name of Institution.	Per sons.	Males.	Fe males.	Persona.	Males.	Fe male.

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District of the Metropolitan Board of Works. Table 10.— Area, Inhabited Homes and Population , 1801 and 1871, Number of Rated Householders and Rateable Annual Value of Property Assessed in the sereral Parishes, &c. within the District of the Metropolitan Board of Works, as defined by 18 and 19 Vict., c. 120. [ Census 1871, vol. II. p. 30.]

parishes, districts, &C.		Area in statute acre*.	1861.		1871.		1871.
parishes, districts, &C.		Area in statute acre*.	Inhabited House.	Population.	Inhabited House.	Population.	Number of Rated House-holders	Rateable Annual Value of Property

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The following table* gives the population and number of inhabited houses as appears from the Census, and the rateable value according to the county rate, as adopted by the Metro-Politan Board of Works for the basis of apportionment of their charges.

The following is a summary of the Table (IX.) in the Medical Officer's Report showing the classes of disease causing the deaths which occurred in the year, and the ages at which they took place:—

THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LEWISHAM DISTRICT. STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and PAYMENTS of the Board during the Year ended 25th March , 1873.

THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LE WISH AM DISTRICT. account in detail, showing the receipts and expenditure of the board for the year ended the 25th march, 1873.

THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LE WISH AM DISTRICT. STATEMENT of the ASSETS of the Board on the 25th day of March, 1873 (exclusive of Sinking Fund for Mortgages, for which see Statement).

THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LEWISHAM DISTRICT. STATEMENT OF THE LIABILITIES of the Board, 25th March, 1873 (exclusive of Mortgages, for which see Statement).

THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LEWISHAM DISTRICT. Statement shelving the Items of Expenditure comprised under the head of " Establishment Expensesand how they are apportioned among the several heads of Expenditure.

THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LEWISHAM DISTRICT. STATEMENT showing the Financial Condition of the Board and of each separate head of Expenditure on 25th March, 1873.

THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LE WISH AM DISTRICT. STATEMENT of the outstanding MORTGAGES and LOANS of the Board on the 25th March, 1873.

COMMITTEES—Continued. Local.

TABLE II. Annual rates of mortality per 1000.

TABLE III. Average annual death-rate (1861-70) of Registrar's districts and sub-districts within the Metropolitan and City Police District, arranged according to the rate of mortality per 1000.

TABLE IV. Average mortality (1861-70) of 20 great Cities and Towns arranged in the order of their mortality.

TABLE V.

TABLE VI.

TABLE VII.

TABLE VIII.

TABLE IX.—DEATHS DURING THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE YEAR 1872.

DEATHS—C ontinued.

Sewers constructed by the B oard.

Table shewing the number of applications to build and drain.

Number of Notices served by the Inspector of Nuisances (Mr. Robertson) during the past year, and the works executed.

I have prepared the following Table to show the quantities and description of material in cubic yards used and charged during the year.

THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LEWISHAM DISTRICT. Table showing Cost of Paring Works executed in the District during the last four years, when the present Contracts arc paid up.

Registration of Union Counties. Table 4._ Area, Houses, and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes place comprised in each Registrar's District and each Registrar's Sub-District. [Census 1871, Vol. II., pp. 16 and 58.]

Public Institutions. T able 5.— Number of Person in Hospital, Lunatic, Prisons, and other Public Institution on April 3 rd, 1871. [Census 1871, col. II., pp. 24 and 95.]