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Lewisham 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

Published
1885
Pages
92
Tables
61

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    LOCAL.
    Blackheath and Lewisham.Sydenham and Forest Hill.Penge.
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    RATEABLE VALUE.
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    An Account in Abstract of the Receipts and Expenditure & the Board for the year ended 25th March, 1885.
    RECEIPTS.PAYMENTS.
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    The detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for this ??? ended 25th March, 1885, referred to in the foregoing Account in Abstract.
    1884. March 26. RECEIPTS.£s.d£s.d.£s.dPAYMENTS.£s.d.£s.d.£sd
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    The detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the year ???ed March 25,1885, referred to in the foregoing Account in Abstract Continued.
    RECEIPTS—Continued.PAYMENTS—Continued.
    LEWISHAM—Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.???VISHAM—Continued .£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the yea r ??? ued March 25,1885, referred to in the foregoing Account in Abstract—Continued.
    RECEIPTS—Continued.PAYMENTS—Continued.
    PENGE—Continued.£s.d.£s.d£s.d.???GE—Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    General Summary of the foregoing Receipts ( e xclusive of new streets).
    LEWISHAM.PENGE.Total.
    1884.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    General Summary of the foregoing Payments (exclusive of new streets).
    LEWISHAM.PENGE.Total.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The Establishment Expenses Account referred to. Detailed Particulars of Receipts and Payments comprised under Establishment Expenses, and apportioned in the first instance between the Parish of Lewisham am Hamlet of Penge, and subsequently between the several rates levied.
    RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s.d
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    The Establishment Expenses Account referred to—Continued. PAYMENTS—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, 1885, And of the Cash Balances at the commencement and end of the Year.
    Names of Accounts.Balances, 25th March, 1884.Receipts.Expenditure.Balances, 25th March, 1885.
    In Credit.In Debt.In Credit.In Debt.
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    A Summary Statement showing t h e Financial condition of the Board and of each separate head of Expenditure on the 25th March, 1885.
    Names of Accounts.Cash Balances, 25th March, 1885.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 ??? Board on the 25th March, 1885, (exclusive of Mortgages.) Of which particulars are compri ??? the annexed detailed statement
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
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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 ??? th March, 1885.
    LEWISHAM. LIABILITIES.LEWISHAM. ASSETS.
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    The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities compr ise??? the foregoing Statement of Monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25tl :arch, 1885—Continued.
    LEWISHAM. LIABILITIES.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d???EWISHAM. ASSETS.£s.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 Mar ch, 1885—Continued.
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
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    THE ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES ACCOUNT referred to in the foregoing Statements. Detailed particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised under Establishment Expenses, and apportioned in the first instance between the Parish of Lewisham and Hamlet of Pe nge , and subsequently between the several Rates levied.
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    THE BOARD'S HORSES ACCOUNT referred to in the foregoing Statements. Detail ed particulars of Liabilities comprised under Board's Horses, apportioned between General Purposes, Le wi sham, 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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    RECREATION GROUND ACCOUNT referred to in the foregoing Statements. D etailed particulars of Liabilities comprised under Recreation Ground, apportioned between General Purposes, Leivishmn, and General Purposes, Penge, respectively, on the basis of Rateable Value.
    LIABILITIES.£s.d.£s.d.
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    THE NEW STREETS ACCOUNTS. (Streets Paved and formed at the expense of O w ners of Property therein).
    LEWISHAM.£s.d.£s.d.
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    MORTGAGES. A Statement of the Mortgages outstanding on the 25th day of March, 1885.
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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 1882-83, 1883-4, and 1884-5.
    LEWISHAM.1882-3.1883-4.1884-5.
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    TABLE OF Loans raised from the 1st January, 1856, to Lady-day, 1885.
    No. on Register of Mortgages.Date of Loan.Amount borrowed.Rate of Interest per cent.Term for repayment.Amount repaid to Lady-day, 1885.Balance outstanding, Lady-day, 1885.Purpose for which borrowed.
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    STATEMENT OF Contracts entered into by the Board in the year ended 25th March, 1885.
    Date.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount or Price of Contract.
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    S tatement of C ontracts— Continued.
    Date.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount or Price of Contract.
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    S tatement of C ontracts— 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 1884.1No. 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 1S84.
    Cause of Death. Classes of Diseases.AGES.Total.Males and Females.
    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 8c upwards.Total under 5 years '
    M.f.
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    TABLE III. ( C ontinued.) Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1884.
    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. ( C ontinued.) Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1884.
    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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    Showing mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to Population, and to 1000 Deaths, 1884.
    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, 1874 to 1883, from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, and the number in 1884.
    Disease.1874.1875.1876.1877.1878.1879.1880.1881.1882.1883.Annual Average of 10 years, 1874—1883.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years, 1874—1883.1884.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1884.
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    TABLE VI. Inspectors' Reports of the Sanitary Work, dec., completed in the year ended December 31, 1884.
    Total.Black heath & Lewis- ham.Sydenham and forest-hill.Penge.Sub-Districts.
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    TABLE VII. The number of Inhabited Houses, the Estimated Population, 1884, with 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, 1884.Estimated Population.Number of Births, 1884.Birth Rate per 1000.Number of Deaths 1884.Bate of Mortality per 1000.
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    table viii. Population; Persons to an Acre; Births and Deaths; Mean Temperature and Rainfall in the 52 weeks ending 29th December, 1884, in 28 Towns.
    CITIES and BOROUGHS.Estimated Population in the middle of the Year 1884.1Persons to an acre, (1884).Registered in 52 Weeks ending 29th Dec., 1884.Mean Temperature in 52 Weeks, ending 29th Dec., 1884.Rainfall in 52 Weeks, ending 29th Dec., 1884.
    Births.Deaths.
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    TABLE IX. The Return of Children attending Public Elementary and other Efficient Schools in the Parish of Lewisham, including the Hamlet of Penge, as reported at Christmas , 1884.
    NoSchools 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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    Increase on last year, as under.
    Accommodation.Number on Roll.Average attendance.
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    TABLE X. Register of Licensed Cow-houses.
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    TABLE X.— Continued. Milk Sellers who have no Cow-house Licenses.
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    TABLE XI. Register of Licensed Slaughter-houses.
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    LEWISHAM.
    Name.Address.
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    HIGHWAYS. The following Table shows 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, as recorded at the Forest Hill Stone Yard rainguage from the 26th March, 1884, to the 25th March, 1885, was as follows:—
    Numbor of days on which rain fell.inches.
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    Rainfall— Continued.
    Numbor of days on which rain fell.inches.
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    The Table below will give the number of miles watered in each Division during the year:—
    Locality.Miles.Yards.
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    Lewisham Parish.
    No. and Locality of District.Contract Price per Load.Name of Contractor.
    s.d.
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    NEW WORKS. Kerbing, Channelling, Crossings, &c. Lewisham Parish. The following Table will show the work executed:—
    Locality.Description of Work.
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    Hamlet of Penge. The Table shows the work done in Penge:—
    Locality.Description of Work.
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    TAR PAYING. The following Table shows the new tar-paving laid:— Lewisham Parish.
    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 sub-mitted for paving and forming the following new streets, undei the 105th Section of the Metropolis Local Management Act:—
    Name of Street.Length in feet.Estimated Cost.Remarks.
    Leavisham Parish.£s.d.
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    SEWERS AND HOUSE DRAINAGE. The Table will give the Sewers completed, projected, and sanctioned during the year:—
    Name of Road.Length in feet.Size.Mate- rial.Remarks.
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    The following Table shows the number of houses sanctioned to be built and drained, and number of gullies, manholes, and ventilators constructed in existing sewers during the year:—
    Locality.No. of Houses sanctioned to be Built and Drained.No. of Houses, &c., sanctioned to be Drained.No. of Additions to Buildings sanctioned.No. of Dwelling Houses and Public Buildings, &c., completed within the year.No. of Frontage Drains laid.No. of Gullies constructed in Public Roads.No. of Ventilators constructed.No. of Manholes acting as Flushing Chambers and Ventilators constructed.No. of self-acting Flush-ing Chambers constructed..
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    SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE. The following Table shows the Surface Water Drains sanctioned:—
    Locality.Length in feet.Size.Material.Remarks.