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Lewisham 1883

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

Published
1884
Pages
95
Tables
66

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    LOCAL.
    Blackheath and Lewisham.Sydenham and Forest Hill.Penge.
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    DISTRICT OF LEWISHAM— Classified Statement of Rates levied.
    District.Vestry Rates.School Board Rate.Metropolitan Board of Works.Total.
    Paving, Cleansing, Lighting, Watering,Local Improvements, Sanitary purposes.Lighting (if a separate Rate).Rates under any Local Act.Local Sewers.Total.Consolidated Rate.Bridges Act, 1877.
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    iii. Estimated amount of Debt due on 31st December, 1883:-
    Repayable before 31st Dec., 1890.Repayable after that date.
    ££
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    iv. Assets.—State particulars of any Property the value of which may be considered as a set-off against the Debt.
    Amount or Estimated Value.
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    Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure o te Board for the year ended 25th March, 1884.
    1883. RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s.d.IWISHAM. PAYMENTS£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The detailed Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board fi e year ended 25th March, 1884, referred to in the foregoing Statement.
    1883. RECEIPTS.PAYMENTS.
    March 26.£s.d.£s.d.£s.
    Cash balance in the hands of Treasurers (Current Account)3,14158
    Ditto ditto Cashier7564
    3,21612EWISHAM.£s.d.£s.d.£a.d.
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    The detailed Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for th jar ended 25th March, 1884, referred to in the foregoing Statement—Continued-
    RECEIPTS—Continued.PAYMENTS—Continued.
    LEWISHAM—Continued.£s.d.£s.d£s.dEWISHAM—Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The detailed Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the year ended 25th March, 1884, referred to in the foregoing Statement—Continued.
    RECEIPTS—Continued.PAYMENTS-Continued.
    PENGE—Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.dENGE—Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    General Summary of the foregoing Receipts.
    LEWISHAM.PENGE.Total.
    £s.d.£s.d.£8.d.
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    General Summary of the foregoing Payments.
    LEWISHAM.PENGE.Total.
    £s.d.£8.d.£s.d.
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    Detailed Particulars of Receipts and Payments comprised under Establishment Expenses, and apportioned in the first instance between the Parish of Lewisham and Hamlet of Penge, and subsequently between the several rates levied.
    RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
    Policc and County Courts Fines and Fees18181 6
    London and "Westminster Bank—Interest141310
    London and South-Western Bank—Interest84124
    17962
    Rents, viz.—
    The Lewisham Guardians—For use of Committee Room and Offices15000
    Commissioners of Baths and Washhouses— ditto330
    Wesleyan Chapel Committee: Rev. — Telford2126
    Dr. Gwynne10100
    St. Mary's Mission—Rev. Mr. Robinson2126
    Lewisham Vestry2100
    Ravensbourne Lodge2000
    Forest Hill Bicycle Club770
    St. George's Church—Rev. Mr. Harding2126
    Lewisham Parochial Charities220
    Mr. E. Clarke—for Cottage at Stoneyard, Penge20100
    242156
    Beckenham Local Board—½d. in the £ on Rateable Value of Beckenham Sewerage area70210
    The Board's Hospital—from Patients1840
    Interest on overdue contributions to New Streets21187
    Sundries265
    £553121
    PAYMENTS.
    Police and County Courts Fines and Fees12100
    Salaries, Superannuation Allowances, and Wages of Officers, viz.—
    Mr. H. S. Winnett, Clerk30000
    Mr. J. Carline, Surveyor50000
    Dr. Wilkinson, Medical Officer157100
    Mr. E. Wright, Secretary30000
    Mr. E. Van Putten, Assistant Surveyor15000
    Mr. H. P. Hall, Cashier15000
    Mr. W. J. II Donselow, Book-keeper90610
    Mr. A. J. Chamberlain, late Book-keeper1500
    Mr. J. L. Beale, Surveyor's Assistant9900
    Mr. E. Roberts, Office Clerk10400
    Mr. C. G. Pooles, ditto9100
    Mr. Percy Rust, Temporary Office Clerk4134
    Mr. W. H. Treverton, Superannuation Allowance100l68
    Mr. G. Prevett ditto2220
    The Guarantee Society11100
    Inspectors of Nuisances—Blackheath and Lewisham11700
    Sydenham and Forest Hill11700
    Penge11700
    Inspectors of Works—Sydenham and Forest Hill13000
    Penge13000
    Porter7800
    Messenger5200
    2,836194
    Stationery100o9
    Stamps59126
    Printing—Minutes, Agenda, &c32036
    Advertisements41106
    Adulteration of Food, &c., Act—Mr. C. Heisch7470
    Sundry Expenses168
    75138
    The Board's Hospital (exclusive of Instalments and Interest for Loans), viz.: —
    Medical Officer—Mr. Steel3000
    Matron and Messenger521511
    Coals, &c9310
    Rates and Taxes18107
    Meat, Bread, Grocery, Vegetables, &c2480
    Repairs3119
    138101
    Carried forward3,58504
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    T he Establishment Expenses Account referred to—Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    A Summary Statement of the Receipts and Payments for the year ended 25th March, 1884, And of the Cash Balances at the commencement and end of the Year.
    Names of Accounts.Balances, 25th March, 1883.Receipts.Expenditure.Balances, 25th March, 1884.
    In Credit.In Debt.In Credit.In Debt.
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    A Summary Statement showing the Financial condition of the Board and of each separate head of Expenditure on the 25th March, 1884.
    Names of Accounts.Cash Balances, 25th March, 1884.Assets.Liabilities.Financial condition of the Board.
    In Credit.In Debt.In Credit.In Debt.
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    Statement of Monies owing to and the Debts and Liabilities one Board on the 25th March, 1884, (exclusive of Mortgages.) Of which particulars are comprise the annexed detailed statement.
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
    CURRENT ACCOUNTS.CURRENT ACCOUNTS.
    LEWISHAM.£s.d.£sdLEWISHAM£s.d.£s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprise the foregoing Statement of Monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on t he 12th March, 1884.
    LEWISHAM. LIABILITIES.TWISHAM. ASSETS.
    General Purposes Account-General Purposes Account—
    Highways—£s.d.£s.d.£SHighways—£8.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised the foregoing Statement of Monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25th 'arch, 1884—Continued.
    LEWISIIAM. LIABILITIES.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.LEWISHAM. ASSETS.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised o n the foregoing Statement of Monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25th March, 1884—Continued.
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
    PENGE.£s.d.£S.d.£s.d.PENGE.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Detailed particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised under Establishment Expenses and apportioned in the first instance betiween the Parish of Lewisham and Hamlet of Penge, and subsequently between the several Rates levied.
    LIABILITIES.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    t tatted particulars of Liabilities comprised under Board's Horses, apportioned between General Purposes, Lewisham, and General Purposes. Lewisham, 159th sect., respectively, in proportion to the Carmen's Wages for the year on each.
    LIABILITES.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Aailed particulars of Liabilities comprised under Recreation Ground, apportioned between General Purposes, Lewisham, and General Purposes, Penge, respectively, on the basis of Rateable Value (see Note to page 15).
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    THE NEW STREETS ACCOUNT. (Streets Paved and formed at the expense of Owners of Property therein).
    LEWISHAM.£8.d.£s.
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    THE UNITED KENT LIFE ASSURANCE and ANNUITY INSTITUTION or COMPANY, Limited (formerly the kent office).
    No. on Register.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    MORTGAGES—Continued. The Mortgages comprised in the foregoing Statement are chargeable on the Parishes and on the Rates undermentioned.
    THE WHOLE DISTRICT.£s.d£s. d
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    STATEMENT Of comparison of Expenditure between the years 1881-82, 1882-3, and 1883-4.
    LEWISHAM.1881-2.1882-3.1883-4.
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    TABLE OF Loans raised from the 1st January, 1856, to Lady-day, 1884.
    No. on Register of Mortgages.Date of Loan.Amount borrowed.Rate of Interest per cent.Term for repayment.Amount repaid to Lady-day, 1884.Balance outstanding, Lady-day, 1884.Purpose for which borrowed.
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    STATEMENT OF Contracts entered into by the Board in the year ended 25th March, 1884.
    Date.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount or Price of Contract.
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    STATEMENT of Contracts entered into by the Board in the year ended 25th March, 1884.
    Date.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount or Price of Contract.
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    Statement of Contracts— Continued.
    Date.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount or Price of Contract.
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    Statement of Contracts— Continued.
    Date.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount or Price of Contract.
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    TABLE I. Population, Inhabited Houses, Births, Deaths, and Marriages. (gross numbers).
    Population Estimated at the middle of the Year 1883.1No. of Inhabited Houses in Parish or District.Births.Deaths.Marriages.
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    TABLE II. Annual Rate of Mortality, Death Rates among Children and Deaths in Public Institutions.
    Years.Annual Rate of Mortality per 1000 living.Deaths of Children under 1 year: per centage to Total Deaths.Percentage of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Total Births.Deaths of Children under 5 years: per cent. to Total Deaths.Percentage of Deaths in Public Institutions to Total Deaths.
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    TABLE III. Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1883.
    Cause of Death. Classes of Diseases.AGES.Total.Males and Females.
    0 to 11 to 22 to 50 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 & upwards.Total under 5 years
    M.F.
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    TABLE III. ( Continued.) Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1882.
    Cause of Death. Classes.AGES.Total.Male and Female.
    0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 & upwards.Total under 5 years
    M.f.
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    TABLE III. (Continued,) Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1882.
    Cause of Death. Classes.AGES.Total.Male and Female.
    0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 & upwards.Total under 5 years
    M.F.
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    V. Violent Deaths.
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    TABLE IV. Showing mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to Population, and to 1000 Deaths, 1883.
    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, 1873 to 1882, from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, and the number in 1883.
    Disease.1873.1874.1875.1876.1877.1878.1879.1880.1881.1882.Annual Average of 10 years, 1873—1882.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years, 1873—1882.1883.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1883.
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    TABLE VI. Inspectors' Reports of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ended December 31, 1883.
    Total.Blackheath & Lewisham.Sydenham and Forest-hill.Penge.Sub-Districts.
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    TABLE VII. The number of Inhabited Houses, the Estimated Population, 1883, uith the Birth and Death Rate in the different Registrars' Sub.districts in Lewisham Parish and the Hamlet of Penge, together comprising "The Lewisham District"
    Registrars' Sub.districts.Number of Inhabited Houses, Midsummer, 1883.Estimated Population.Number of Births, 1883.Birth Rate per 1000.Number of Deaths 1883.Rate of Mortality per 1000.
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    TABLE VIII. The Area, Census Population in 1871 and 1881, Estimated Population in 1883, and Mortality in various Metropolitan Districts, and in England and Wales, &c.
    Places.Area in Square Miles.Enumerated Population.Population estimated to the middle of 1883.Average Annual Mortality per 1,000 in the 10 years 1873.82.Annual Rate of Mortality per 1,000 living in 1883.
    1871.1881.
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    TABLE IX. Population; Persons to an Acre; Births and Deaths; Mean Temperature and Rainfall in the 52 weeks ending 29th December, 1883, in 28 Towns.
    CITIES and BOROUGHS.Estimated Population in the middle of the Year 1883.1Persons to an acre, (1883).Registered in 52 Weeks ending 29th Dec., 1883.Mean Temperature in 52 Weeks, ending 29th Dec., 1883.Rainfall in 52 Weeks, ending 29th Dec., 1883.
    Births.Deaths.
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    TABLE X. The Annual Return of Children attending Public Elementary and other Efficient Schools in the Parish of Lewisham including the Hamlet of Penge, for the year ending Christmas, 1883.
    No.Schools and where Situated.Accommodation, as certified.Number on Roll at end of year.Average on the Roll for the year.Highest attendance on any one day.Average daily attendance.
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    TABLE XI. Register of Licensed Cow-houses.
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    TABLE XI .— Continued. Milk Sellers who have no Cow-house Licenses.
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    TABLE XII. Register of Licensed Slaughter-houses.
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    To 25th April, 1881.
    Name.Address.
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    HIGHWAYS. The following Table will give the quantity of material paid for during the year for the maintenance of the Public Roads in the District:—
    Division.Granite.Port Philip Stone.Dug Flints.Picked Flints.Gravel.Total.
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    The rainfall from the 26th March, 1883, to the 25th March, 1884, inclusive, as read at the rain.guage at the Stone Yard, Forest Hill, was as follows:—
    Number of days on which rain fell.INCHES.
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    The following table will give the number of miles of road watered in each Division of the District.
    Locality.Miles.Yards.
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    The following will show the new Lamps erected:—
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    Lewisham— Continued.
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    Lewisham Parish.
    No. of District or Locality.Contract Price per Load.Name of Contractor.
    s.d.
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    Hamlet of P enge.
    No. of District or Locality.Contract Price per Load.Name of Contractor.
    s.d.
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    The following Table will show the work executed:—
    Locality.Description of Work.
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    Hamlet of P enge. The Table below will show the work done in Penge:—
    Locality.Description of Work.
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    Lewisham Parish.
    Locality.No. of superficial Yards.
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    Hamlet of P enge.
    Locality.No. of superficial Yards.
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    NEW STREETS. The undermentioned New Streets were paved and formed (or are in hand) under the 105th Section of the Metropolis Local Management Act:—
    Name of Street.Length in feet.Estimated Cost.Remarks.
    Lewisham Parish.£s.d.
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    Plans, estimates, and apportionments were prepared and submitted for paving and forming the following New Streets under the 105th Section of the Metropolis Local Management Act:—
    Name of Street.Length in feet.Estimated Cost.Remarks.
    Lewisham Parish.£s.d.
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    SEWERS AND HOUSE DRAINAGE. The following Table will give the Sewers projected, completed, and sanctioned during the year:—
    Name of Road, &c.Length in feet.Size.Material.Remarks.