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Lewisham 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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R E P O R T
to
The Board of Works for the Lewishamj District,
TO THE END OF THE YEAR 1883,
by
F. EACHUS WILKINSON, M.D., &c.,
Medical Officer of Health for the District.
Gentlemen,
The population of the Lewisham District, estimated to
the middle of the year 1883, amounted to 77,572, residing
in 12,361 houses.
Table I. gives the estimated population, the number of
inhabited houses, and the births, deaths, and marriages which
have taken place in the District during the year 1883 and
the 10 previous years.
Table II. gives the annual rate of mortality, death rates
amongst children, and death rates at the public institutions
in the District for the same periods.
Table III. gives the deaths registered at several groups
of ages from different causes during the year.
Table IV. gives the mortality from certain classes of
diseases, and the proportion to population, and to 1,000
deaths in 1883.
Table V. gives the number of deaths in the 10 years,
1873 to 1882 inclusive, from the seven principal zymotic
diseases, and the number in the year 1883.
STATEMENT of
| Date. | Name of Contractor. | Nature of Contract. | Amount or Price of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1883. 13th April | Waterlow & Sons, Limited, Messrs. | For stationery | At a schedule of prices. |
| 13th „ | Stimpson, Mr. W | For horses, harness, and men for road watering, and with carts for cartage, in the Sydenham and Forest Hill division | 8/8 per day per horse, &c. |
| For four horses, harness, and two men for road rolling in the same division | £1/8/6 per day. | ||
| 14th „ | Woodham, Messrs. W. and J | For horses, harness, and men for road watering in the Lower Sydenham division | 8/6 per day per horse, &c. |
| For horses, harness, carts, and men for cartage in the same division | 8/11 „ „ | ||
| For four horses, harness, and two men for road rolling in the same division | £1/14/- per day. | ||
| 14th „ | Winnifrith, Mr. R. | For horses, harness, and men for road watering, and with carts for cartage, in Penge | 8/3 per day per horse, &c. |
| For four horses, harness, and two men for road rolling in Penge | £1/12/- per day. | ||
| 19th „ | Jerrard, Mr. W | For purchase of dust, &c., in Lewisham | At 5d. per load payable to the Board. |
| 19th „ | Drewett, Mr. H | Ditto ditto | 1/9 „ „ |
| 20th „ | Rhodes & Cooper, Messrs | Ditto ditto | 9d. „ „ |
| 20th „ | Coulson, Stokes, & Co., Messrs | For the supply of tools, &c | At a schedule of prices. |
| 20th „ | Lane, Mr. T | For horses, harness, and men for road watering, and with carts for cartage, in the Blackheath and Lewisham division | 9/- per day per horse, &c. |