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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lewisham 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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table viii.
| CITIES and BOROUGHS. | Estimated Population in the middle of the Year 1884.1 | Persons 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. | |||||
| 28 Towns | 8,762,354 | 35.0 | 308,153 | 192,537 | ° 49.8 | Inches. 25.32 |
| London | 4,019,361 | 53.4 | 137,495 | 8,3050 | 51.3 | 18.03 |
| Brighton | 112,954 | 44.9 | 3,251 | 2,060 | 51.2 | 21.56 |
| Portsmouth | 133,059 | 30.8 | 4,719 | 2,516 | — | — |
| Norwich | 90,410 | 12.1 | 3,138 | 1,948 | — | — |
| Plymouth | 76,509 | 51.4 | 2,454 | 1,612 | 51.0 | 28.72 |
| Bristol | 215,457 | 46.5 | 6,888 | 4,024 | 51.1 | 32.51 |
| wolverhampton | 78,367 | 23.1 | 2,752 | 1,863 | 47.3 | 23.80 |
| Birmingham | 421,258 | 50.1 | 15,055 | 9,144 | - | - |
| Leicester | 132,773 | 41.5 | 4,921 | 2,978 | 50.7 | 21.70 |
| Nottingham | 205,298 | 20.6 | 8,329 | 4,780 | 49.9 | 2017 |
| Derby | 87,608 | 25.4 | 3,077 | 1,636 | — | — |
| Birkenhead | 90,870 | 236 | 3,509 | 1,808 | — | — |
| Liverpool | 573,202 | 100.0 | 20,503 | 14,691 | 49.9 | 25.36 |
| Bolton | 108,968 | 45.3 | 3,683 | 2,668 | 47.6 | 41.79 |
| Manchester | 338,296 | 78.8 | 12,426 | 9,071 | - | - |
| Salford | 197,153 | 38.1 | 7,129 | 4,468 | — | - |
| Oldham | 122,676 | 25.9 | 4,409 | 3,050 | - | - |
| Blackburn | 110,498 | 15.8 | 4,182 | 2,701 | - | - |
| Preston | 99,481 | 26.7 | 3,919 | 2,756 | - | — |
| Huddersfield | 86,004 | 8.2 | 2,579 | 1,708 | — | - |
| Halifax | 76,479 | 20.3 | 2,291 | 1,814 | — | - |
| Bradford | 209,564 | 19.4 | 6,219 | 4,286 | 49.2 | 27.65 |
| Leeds | 327,324 | 15.2 | 11,564 | 8,034 | 50.2 | 23.23 |
| Sheffield | 300,563 | 15.3 | 11.272 | 6,832 | — | - |
| Hull | 181,225 | 22.9 | 6,960 | 3,887 | 48.7 | 19.37 |
| Sunderland | 123,204 | 40.6 | 5,331 | 2,887 | - | - |
| Newcastle | 151,325 | 28.2 | 6,072 | 3,552 | - | - |
| Cardiff | 93,468 | 12.7 | 4,026 | 2,312 | — | - |
| Lewisham District | 79,730 | 12.05 | 2,316 | 1,110 | • | • |