[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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The following table shows the various kinds as well as the quantity of material used in each of the last three years.

ROAD MATERIAL.	1871-2.	1872-3.	1873-4.
	Cubic yds.	Cubic yds.	Cubic yds.

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The following table affords a general comparison of the mortality of the District as between the years 1872 and 1873:—

Classes of Disease.	Ages at death, 1872.				Ages at death, 1873.
Classes of Disease.	Under 1 year.	From 1 to 5.	From 5 upwards.	Total.	Under 1 year.	From 1 to 5.	From 5 upwards.	Total.

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The work of the Inspectors for the year as derived from the Table VI, embodied in the Medical Officer's Report, may be summarized as follows:—

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There is also appended to this Report a Table by which the expenditure for the years 1872-3 and 1873-4 may be compared. The following is an abstract of the sums raised and expended by the Board in the year, including the cash balances:—

SUMS RAISED.	£	SUMS EXPENDED.	£

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This is demonstrated by the following Table, showing the amount in the pound of the rates made in Lewisham and Penge respectively for the past three years, for the several purposes within the jurisdiction of this Board, and also for Poor Law purposes:—

Rates Levied.	LEWISHAM.						PENGE.
Rates Levied.	1871-2		1872-3		1873-4		1871-2		1872-3		1873-4
	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.

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APPENDIX. Table of comparison of Expenditure between the years 1872-3 and 1873-4.

	Totals.
LEWISHAM.	1872-3	1873-4	1872-3,	1873-4

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Table of Loans raised from the 1st January, 1856, to Lady-day, 1874.

No. on Register of Mortgages.	Date of Loan.	Amount borrowed.			Rate of Interest per cent.			Term for repayment.	Amount repaid.			Balance outstanding, Lady-day, 1874.			Purpose for which borrowed.
		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	Years.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board during the year ended 25th March, 1874. Of which detailed particulars are prised in the Schedules referred to.

1873.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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Statement of the Monies owing to and the Debts and labilities of the Board on the 25th March, 1874. Of which detailed particulars are wnprised in the Schedules referred to.

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Summary Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure for the year ended 25th March, 1874, And of the Cash Balances at the commencement and end of the year.

Names of Account.	Balances 26th March, 1873						Receipts.			Expenditure.			Balances 25th March, 1874.
Names of Account.	In Credit.			In Debt.			Receipts.			Expenditure.			In Credit.			In Debt.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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Names of Account.	Cash Balances, 25th March, 1874.						Assets.			Liabilities.			Financial condition of the Board
Names of Account.	In Credit.			In Debt.			Assets.			Liabilities.			In Credit.			In Debt.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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SCHEDULE A.—General Purposes. Detailed 'particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure comprised under General Purposes.

LEWISIIAM				£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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SCHEDULE B.—General Purposes. 159 Sect. M. M. Act, 1855. ???tailed particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure comprised under General Purposes, within the provisions of the 159th Sect. of the Metropolis Management Act, 1855.

LEWISHAM.
				£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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SCHEDULE C.—Lighting. | Detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure for the purpose of Lighting.

LEWISHAM.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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SCHEDULE D.—Sewerage Purposes. Detailed particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure comprised under Sewerage Purposes, exclusive of the Construction of Sewers.

LEWISHAM.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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SCHEDULE E.—Sewers Construction. Detailed particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure for the purpose of Constructing Sewers.

LEWISHAM.
				£	s.	d.

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SCHEDULE G.—New Streets. Detailed particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure in the Formation and Paving of New Streets.

LEWISHAM.				£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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SCHEDULE H—Private Sewers, &c. Detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure in the construction of Private Sewers and other Private Works.

LEWISHAM.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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SCHEDULE I.—Establishment Expenses. Detailed Particulars of Payments comprised under Establishment Expenses, and apportioned in the first instance between the Parish of Lewisham and Hamlet of Penge, and subsequently between the General Rate and Sewerage Rate of each Parish.

	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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SCHEDULE J.—Mortgages—(Part 1.) Detailed Statement of Mortgages outstanding on the 25th day of March, 1874.

THE KENT LIFE OFFICE.
No. on
Register.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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SCHEDULE J.—Mortgages—(Part 2.) The foregoing Mortgages are chargeable on the Parishes and on the Rates or for the purposes undermentioned.

LEWISH AM.
General Purposes—	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	S.	d.

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18 SCHEDULE K—General Purposes. Detailed particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised under General Purposes.

LEWISHAM. ASSETS.
Highways—	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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SCHEDULE L.—General Purposes, 159th Sect. M. M. Act, 1855. Detailed particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised under General Purposes, within the provisions of the 159th Section of the Metropolis Management Act, 1855.

LEWISHAM.							£	s.	d.

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SCHEDULE N.—Sewerage Purposes. Detailed particulars of Assets and Liabilities for Sewerage purposes exclusive of the Construction of Sewers.

ASSETS.
LEWISHAM	£	s.	d.	£	s.

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SCHEDULE P.—New Streets. Detailed particulars of Assets and Liabilities in the Paving and forming New Streets, Sfc.

ASSETS.
LEWISHAM.
	£	s.	d.	£	S.	d

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SCHEDULE Q.—Private Sewers, &c. Detailed particulars of Assets and Lialilities in the construction of Private Sewers and other Private Works.

ASSETS.
LEWIS HAM.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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SCHEDULE T.—Establishment Expenses.

ASSETS.
Board's Hospital—				£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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Alphabetical List of the Accounts, &c., embodied in the fore going Statement of Assets on Current Accounts, (p. 5.)

				£	s.	d.

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Alphabetical List of the Persons to whom are owing the Monies comprised in the foregoing Statement of Liabilities, (p. 4.)

	£	s.	d.	£	a.	d.

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Alphabetical List of Persons, &c.—continued.

	£	s.	d.	£	s.

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The Board of Works for the Lewisham District Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Roard during the year ended 25th March, 1874. Of which detailed particulars recomprised in the Schedules referred to.

RECEIPTS.						PAYMENTS.
1873	£	s. d.	£	s.	d	LEWISH AM.	£	s.	d. £	s.	d.

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Officers. Grove Place, Lewisham, near the Church. Committees.

Finance.	General Purposes.

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Sanitary.	Horse.

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Local.

Blackheath and Lewisham.	Sydenham and Forest Hill.	Penge.

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210 deaths took place under 1 year of age. 110 deaths took place between the ages of 1 and 5

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The undermentioned is the chemical composition of the water, as given by Dr. Letherby: —

Water Companies.	Total solid matter per gallon.	Common salt.	Oxygen required by organic matter.	Nitrogen.		Hardness.
Water Companies.	Total solid matter per gallon.	Common salt.	Oxygen required by organic matter.	As nitrates, &c.	As ammonia.	Before boiling.	After boiling.

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TABLE I. Population, Inhabited Houses, Births, Deaths, and Marriages. (gross numbers.)

Population Estimated at the middle of the Year.*		No. of Inhabited Houses in District.	Births.	Deaths.**	Marriages.

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TABLE II. Annual Rate of Mortality, Death Rates among Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions.

	Annual Rate of Mortality per 1000 living.	Deaths of Children under 1 year: percentage to Total Deaths.	Percentage of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Registered Births.	Deaths of Children under 5 years: per cent. to Total Deaths.	Percentage of Deaths in Public Institutions.

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TABLE III. Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1873.

Cause of Death. Classes.	AGES.														Total.
Cause of Death. Classes.	0 to 1	1 to 2	2 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 to 75	75 to 85	85 to 95	95 & upwards	Total under 5 years	Total.

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TABLE III.—C ontinued. Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1873—Continued.

Cause of Death. Classes.	AGES.														Total.
Cause of Death. Classes.	0 to 1	1 to 2	2 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 to 75	75 to 85	85 to 95	95 & upwards	Total under 5 years	Total.

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TABLE III.—C ontinued. Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1873—Continued.

Cause of Death. Classes.	AGES.														Total.
Cause of Death. Classes.	0 to 1	1 to 2	2 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 to 75	75 to 85	85 to 95	95 & up-wards	Total under 5 years	Total.

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TABLE IV. Showing Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to Population, and to 1000 Deaths, 1873, viz.:—

	Total Deaths.	Deaths per 1000 of Population.	Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths.

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TABLE V. Showing the number of Deaths in the 10 years, 1863 to 1872, from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, and the number in 1873.

Disease.	1863.	1864.	1865.	1866.	1867.	1868.	1869.	1870.	1871.	1872.	Annual Average of 10 years, 1863-1872.	Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years, 1862-1873.	1873.	Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1873.

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TABLE VI. Inspectors' Report of the Sanitary Work,&c., completed in the year ending December 31, 1873.

Total.	Black-heath. Lewis-ham.	Sydenham.	Penge.	Sub-Districts.

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TABLE VII. The number of Births and Deaths which have occurred in the different Registrars' Sub-districts in Lewisham District and the Hamlet of Penge, together comprising “The Lewisham District,” with the Mortality of the several Public Institutions.

Registrar's Sub-districts.	Estimated Population. 1873	BIRTHS.			DEATHS.
Registrar's Sub-districts.	Estimated Population. 1873	Males.	Females.	Total.	Males.	Females.	Total.

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Table VIII.—The Area, Population, and Death Rates of Districts outside Registration London.*

Districts or Sub-districts.	Area in Statute Acres, including Thames Area and Foreshore.	Enumerated Population.		Average Annual Mortality per 1000 in the 10 years 1861-70.	Annual Rate of Mortality in 1873.
Districts or Sub-districts.	Area in Statute Acres, including Thames Area and Foreshore.	1861.	1871.	Average Annual Mortality per 1000 in the 10 years 1861-70.	Annual Rate of Mortality in 1873.

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Table IX._Population, Persons to an Acre, Births &Deaths, Annual Birth &Death Rates, Mean Temperature and Rainfall, in the Year 1873, in London and Twenty other Large Towns of the United Kingdom.

Cities and Boroughs.	Estimated Population in the middle of the year 1873.	Persons to an Acre, middle of 1873.	Births in 53 Weeks ending 3rd Jan., 1874.	Deaths in 53 Weeks ending 3rd Jan., 1874.	Annual Rate per 1000 living.						Mean Temperature in 53 Weeks ending 3rd Jan., 1874.	Rainfall in inches in 53 Weeks ending 3rd Jan., 1874.
					Births in 53 Weeks ending 3rd Jan., 1874.	Deaths in 52 weeks ending December.				Deaths in 53 Weeks ending 3rd Jan., 1874.
					1873.	1869.	1870.	1871.	1872.	1873.

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HIGHWAYS. The following Table will give the quantities and description of material in cubic yards used during the year.

Division.	Granite.	China Stone.	Port Phillip Stone.	Land Picked Flints.	Dug Flints.	Croydon Gravel.	Rag Stone Chippings.	Perry Hill Gravel.	Rushey Green Gravel.	Hard Core.	Total in each Division.

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The rainfall from the 26th March, 1873, to the 25th March, 1874 (inclusive), was as follows:—

	Inches.

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The following table shows the various kinds as well as the quantity of material used in each of the last three years.

The following table affords a general comparison of the mortality of the District as between the years 1872 and 1873:—

The work of the Inspectors for the year as derived from the Table VI, embodied in the Medical Officer's Report, may be summarized as follows:—

There is also appended to this Report a Table by which the expenditure for the years 1872-3 and 1873-4 may be compared. The following is an abstract of the sums raised and expended by the Board in the year, including the cash balances:—

This is demonstrated by the following Table, showing the amount in the pound of the rates made in Lewisham and Penge respectively for the past three years, for the several purposes within the jurisdiction of this Board, and also for Poor Law purposes:—

APPENDIX. Table of comparison of Expenditure between the years 1872-3 and 1873-4.

Table of Loans raised from the 1st January, 1856, to Lady-day, 1874.

Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board during the year ended 25th March, 1874. Of which detailed particulars are prised in the Schedules referred to.

Statement of the Monies owing to and the Debts and labilities of the Board on the 25th March, 1874. Of which detailed particulars are wnprised in the Schedules referred to.

Summary Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure for the year ended 25th March, 1874, And of the Cash Balances at the commencement and end of the year.

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SCHEDULE A.—General Purposes. Detailed 'particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure comprised under General Purposes.

SCHEDULE B.—General Purposes. 159 Sect. M. M. Act, 1855. ???tailed particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure comprised under General Purposes, within the provisions of the 159th Sect. of the Metropolis Management Act, 1855.

SCHEDULE C.—Lighting. | Detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure for the purpose of Lighting.

SCHEDULE D.—Sewerage Purposes. Detailed particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure comprised under Sewerage Purposes, exclusive of the Construction of Sewers.

SCHEDULE E.—Sewers Construction. Detailed particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure for the purpose of Constructing Sewers.

SCHEDULE G.—New Streets. Detailed particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure in the Formation and Paving of New Streets.

SCHEDULE H—Private Sewers, &amp;c. Detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure in the construction of Private Sewers and other Private Works.

SCHEDULE I.—Establishment Expenses. Detailed Particulars of Payments comprised under Establishment Expenses, and apportioned in the first instance between the Parish of Lewisham and Hamlet of Penge, and subsequently between the General Rate and Sewerage Rate of each Parish.

SCHEDULE J.—Mortgages—(Part 1.) Detailed Statement of Mortgages outstanding on the 25th day of March, 1874.

SCHEDULE J.—Mortgages—(Part 2.) The foregoing Mortgages are chargeable on the Parishes and on the Rates or for the purposes undermentioned.

18 SCHEDULE K—General Purposes. Detailed particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised under General Purposes.

SCHEDULE L.—General Purposes, 159th Sect. M. M. Act, 1855. Detailed particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised under General Purposes, within the provisions of the 159th Section of the Metropolis Management Act, 1855.

SCHEDULE N.—Sewerage Purposes. Detailed particulars of Assets and Liabilities for Sewerage purposes exclusive of the Construction of Sewers.

SCHEDULE P.—New Streets. Detailed particulars of Assets and Liabilities in the Paving and forming New Streets, Sfc.

SCHEDULE Q.—Private Sewers, &amp;c. Detailed particulars of Assets and Lialilities in the construction of Private Sewers and other Private Works.

SCHEDULE T.—Establishment Expenses.

Alphabetical List of the Accounts, &amp;c., embodied in the fore going Statement of Assets on Current Accounts, (p. 5.)

Alphabetical List of the Persons to whom are owing the Monies comprised in the foregoing Statement of Liabilities, (p. 4.)

Alphabetical List of Persons, &amp;c.—continued.

The Board of Works for the Lewisham District Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Roard during the year ended 25th March, 1874. Of which detailed particulars recomprised in the Schedules referred to.

Officers. Grove Place, Lewisham, near the Church. Committees.

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Local.

210 deaths took place under 1 year of age. 110 deaths took place between the ages of 1 and 5

The undermentioned is the chemical composition of the water, as given by Dr. Letherby: —

TABLE I. Population, Inhabited Houses, Births, Deaths, and Marriages. (gross numbers.)

TABLE II. Annual Rate of Mortality, Death Rates among Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions.

TABLE III. Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1873.

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TABLE III.—C ontinued. Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1873—Continued.

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TABLE III.—C ontinued. Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1873—Continued.

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TABLE IV. Showing Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to Population, and to 1000 Deaths, 1873, viz.:—

TABLE V. Showing the number of Deaths in the 10 years, 1863 to 1872, from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, and the number in 1873.

TABLE VI. Inspectors' Report of the Sanitary Work,&amp;c., completed in the year ending December 31, 1873.

TABLE VII. The number of Births and Deaths which have occurred in the different Registrars' Sub-districts in Lewisham District and the Hamlet of Penge, together comprising “The Lewisham District,” with the Mortality of the several Public Institutions.

Table VIII.—The Area, Population, and Death Rates of Districts outside Registration London.*

Table IX._Population, Persons to an Acre, Births &amp;Deaths, Annual Birth &amp;Death Rates, Mean Temperature and Rainfall, in the Year 1873, in London and Twenty other Large Towns of the United Kingdom.

HIGHWAYS. The following Table will give the quantities and description of material in cubic yards used during the year.

The rainfall from the 26th March, 1873, to the 25th March, 1874 (inclusive), was as follows:—

The following gives the additional lamps erected during the year.

SCHEDULE H—Private Sewers, &c. Detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure in the construction of Private Sewers and other Private Works.

SCHEDULE Q.—Private Sewers, &c. Detailed particulars of Assets and Lialilities in the construction of Private Sewers and other Private Works.

Alphabetical List of the Accounts, &c., embodied in the fore going Statement of Assets on Current Accounts, (p. 5.)

Alphabetical List of Persons, &c.—continued.

TABLE VI. Inspectors' Report of the Sanitary Work,&c., completed in the year ending December 31, 1873.

Table IX._Population, Persons to an Acre, Births &Deaths, Annual Birth &Death Rates, Mean Temperature and Rainfall, in the Year 1873, in London and Twenty other Large Towns of the United Kingdom.