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Lewisham 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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REPORT
to
The Board of Works for the Lewisham District.
TO THE END OF THE YEAR 1884,
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 1884, amounted to 79,730, residing
in 12,716 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 1884 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 group.,
of ages from different causes during the year.
S tatement of C ontracts—
| Date. | Name of Contractor. | Nature of Contract. | Amount or Price of Contract. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1884. April 1 | Strong and Co., Messrs | For purchase of dust, &c., Lewis-ham | 10d. per load, payable to the Board. |
| 1 | Featherby, Mr. G. | Ditto Penge | 6d. „ „ |
| 1 | Webb & Son, Messrs. | For provender for the Board's horses for six months, viz.:— Oats | £1 per quarter. |
| Bran | 11/- | ||
| Linseed | 7/- | ||
| 3 | Sabin, Mr. G | For horses, harness, and men for road watering in the Black-heath and Lewisham division, and with carts for cartage | 9/- per day per horse, &c. |
| 10 | The Beckenham and Penge Brickworks, Limited | For the purchase of dust, &c., in Lewisham | At 9d.per load payable to the Board. |
| Ditto Penge | 6d. ,, ,, | ||
| 16 | Woodham, Messrs. W. and J | For sewerage jobbing works , | At a schedule of prices. |
| 16 | Winnifrith, Mr. R. | For horses, harness, and men for road watering in Penge | 7/6 per day per horse, &c. |
| For horses, harness, carts, and men for cartage in Penge | 7/9 | ||
| For four horses, harness, and two men for road rolling in Penge | £1/12/- per day. | ||
| „ 17 | Fennings, Messrs. R. L. and J | For the supply of broken granite, to be delivered at Penge | 14/6 per yard. |
| „ 17 | Beevers, Messrs. E. and H | Ditto at Forest Hill | 14/6 |
| „ 17 | Wills andPackham, Messrs | For the supply of dug flints at the Wharf | 4/10 „ |
| „ 17 | Stimpson, Mr. W. | For the supply of gravel at Forest Hill | 5/10 „ |
| Ditto at Catford | 6/4 „ | ||
| „ 17 | Ward, Mr. R. L. | For the supply of flints at Forest 1 Hill | 7/4 „ |