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Lewisham 1886

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

Published
1887
Pages
89
Tables
63

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63 tables in this report

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    FINANCE.
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    LOCAL.
    Black heath and Lewisham.Sydenham and Forest Hill.Penge.
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    Statement of Attendances of Members at Board and Regular Committee Meetings, from 25th March, 1886, to 25th March, 1887.
    Names of Members.BoardWorks Committee.Finance Committeeblack heath and Lewisham CommitteeSydenham and Forest Hill CommitteePenge Committee.Total Meetings.Total Attendances.
    Meetings.AttendancesMeetingsAttendances.Meetings.Attendances.Meetings.Attendances.Meetings.Attendances.Meetings.Attendances.
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    An Account in Abstract of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the year ended 25th March, 1887.
    RECEIPTS.PAYMENTS.
    1886£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.LEWISHAM.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the ;ar ended 25th March, 1887, referred to in the foregoing Account in Abstract.
    RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.LEWISHAM. PAYMENTS.
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    The detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the year ended March 25,1887, referred to in the foregoing Account in abstract— Continued.
    RECEIPTS— Continued.PAYMENTS - Continued.
    LEWISHAM— Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.LEWISHAM— Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the year ended 25 March, 1887, referred to in the foregoing Account in abstract— Continued.
    RECEIPTS— Continued.PAYMENTS — Continued.
    PENGE— Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.PENGE— Continued.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    General Summary of the foregoing Receipts (EXCLUSIVE OF NEW STREETS).
    LEWISHAM.PENGE.TOTAL.
    £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 and Hamlet of Penqe, and subsequently between the several Rates levied.
    RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The Establishment Expenses Account referred to— Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    A Summary Statement of the Receipts and Payments for the year ended 25th March, 1887, And of the Cash Balances at the commencement and end of the Year.
    Names of Accounts.Balances, 25th March, 1886.Receipts.Expenditure.Balances, 25th March, 1887.
    In Credit.In Debt.In Credit.In Debt.
    LEWISHAM.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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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, 1887.
    Names of Accounts.Balances, 25th March, 1887.Assets.Liabilities.Financial condition of the Board.
    In Credit.In Debt.In Credit.In Debt.
    LEWISHAM.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£S.d.
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    Statement of Monies owing to and the Debts and Liabilities of he Board on the 26th March, 1887 (exclusive of Mortgages),*
    LIABILITIES.
    CURRENT ACCOUNTS.CURRENT ACCOUNTS.
    LEWISHAM.£s.d.£s.d.EWISHAM.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised 1 the foregoing Statement of Monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 5th March, 1887.
    LEWI SHAM. LIABILITIES.LEWISHAM. ASSETS.
    General Purposes Account —General Purposes Account—
    £s.d.£S.d.£Sd.£s.d.£s.d.£Sd.'
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    The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised a the foregoing Statement of monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25th larch 1887— Continued.
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
    LEWISHAM.£s.d£s.d.£s.d.LEWISHAM.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised J the foregoing Statement of Monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25th March, 1887— Continued.
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
    PENGE.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.PENGE.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES ACCOUNT referred to in the foregoing Statements. Detailed particulars of assets and libilities comprised under Establishment expenses, and apportioned in the first instancebetween the parish of lewisham and hamlet of penge, and subsequently between the several Rates levied.
    The Board's Hospital— LIABILITIES.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d
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    THE BOARD'S HORSES ACCOUNT referred to in the foregoing Statements. Detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities on the Board's Horses Account, cliaryed to General Purposes, Leivisham.
    LIABILITIES.£s.d.£s.d.
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    RECREATION GROUND ACCOUNT referred to in the foregoing Statements. Detailed Particulars of Liabilities comprised under Rccreation Ground Account, and apportioned between General Imposes, Leuisham, and General Purposes, Penge, respectively, on the basis of Rateable Value.
    LIABILITIES.£s.d.£s.d.
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    STEAM ROAD ROLLER, LEWISHAM, ACCOUNT referred to in the foregoing Statements. Detailed Partieulart of Liabilities on Steam Road Roller, Lcwisham, Account, charged to General Purposes, Leu isham.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    STEAM ROAD ROLLER, PENGE, ACCOUNT referred to in the foregoing Statements.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    MORTGAGES. A Statement of Mortgages outstanding on the 25th dag of March, 1887.
    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 1884-5, 1885-6, and 1886-7.
    LEWISHAM1884-5.1885-6.1886-7.
    General Purposes —£££
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    TABLE of Loans raised from the 1st January, 1856, to Lady-day, 1887.
    No. on Register of Mortgages.Date of Loan.Amount borrowed.Rate of Interest per cent.Term for repayment.Amount repaid to Lady-day, 1887.Balance outstanding, Lady-day, 1887.Purpose for which borrowed.
    £s.d.£s.d.Years.£s.d.£s.d.
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    STATEMENT OF Contracts entered into by the Board in the year ended 25th March, 1887.
    No.Date.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount or Trice of Contract.
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    STATEMENT OF Contracts entered into by the Board in the year ended 25 th March, 1887.
    No.Date.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount or Trice of Contract.
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    Statement of Contracts— Continued.
    No.Date.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount or Price of Contract.
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    Statement of Contracts— Continued.
    No.Date.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount or Price of Contract.
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    Statement of Contracts— Continued.
    No.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 Midsummer, 1886.*No. 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 centage 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 1886.
    Cause of Death.AGES.Total.Males and Females.
    0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2o25 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 & upwards.Total under 5 years
    Classes of Diseases.M.F.
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    TABLE III. ( C ontinued.) Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1886.
    Cause of Death.AGES.Total.Male and Female.
    0 to 11 to 22 to 05 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 & upwards.Total under 5 years
    Classes.M.F.
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    TABLE III. ( C ontinued.) Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1885.
    Cause of Death.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
    Classes.M.F.
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    TABLE TV. Showing mortality from certain classes of Diseases , and proportions to Population, and to 1000 Deaths , 1886.
    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 year, 1870 to 1885, from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, and the number in 1880.
    Disease.1876.1877.1878.1879.1880.1881.1882.1883.1884.1885.Annual Average of 10 years, 1876—1885Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years, 1876.1886.1886.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1886.
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    TABLE VI. Inspectors' Reports of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ended December 31, 1886.
    Blackheath and Lewisham DivisionSydenham nnd Forest-hill Division.Penge.Total.
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    TABLE VII. The number of Inhabited Houses, the Estimated Population, 1886 with the Birth and Death Rate in the different Registrars' Sub.districts in Lewisham Parish and the Hamlet of Penge, together comprising "The Leicisham District."
    Registrars' Sub.districts.Number of Inhabited Houses, Midsummer, 1886.Estimated Population.Number of Births, 1886.Birth Rate per 1000.Number of Deaths IBM.Rate of Mortality per 1000.
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    TABLE VIII. Register of Licensed Cow-houses.
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    TABLE VIII.— Continued. Milk Sellers who have no Cow-house Licenses.
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    TABLE IX. Register of Licensed Slaughter-houses.
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    LEWISHAM.
    Name.Address.
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    HIGHWAYS. The annexed Table gives the quantity of material paid for luring the year for the maintenance of the public Roads.
    Division.Broken Granite.Port Philip Stone.Dug Flints.Picked Flints.Gravel.Total.
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    The Rainfall, as recorded by the rain-guage in the Stone-yard at Forest Hill, from the 2Gth March, 188G, to the 25th March, 1887, inclusive, was as follows:—
    Number of days on which rain fell.INCHES.
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    Lewisham Parish.
    No and Locality ok District.Contract Price per Load.Name of Contractor.
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    The annexed Table shows the divisions of the Hamlet and the names of the persons to whom the dust was supplied.
    No. and Locality of District.Contract Price per Load.Name of Contractor.
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    The new works executed during the year arc shown in the following Table:—
    Locality.Description of Work.
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    Hamlet of Penge. The following paving works were carried out in Penge:—
    Locality.Description of Work.
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    From the following Table may be seen the new tar pavement laid during the year. Parish of Lewisham.
    Locality.Superficial Yards.
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    NEW STREETS. The New Streets mentioned in the following table were paved and formed (or are in hand), under the 105th section of the Metropolis Local Management Act—
    Name or Street.Length in feet.Estimated Cost.Remarks.
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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 peet.Estimated Cost.Remarks.
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    SEWERS AND HOUSE DRAINAGE. From the following table may be seen the new Sewers sanctioned to be laid:—
    Name of Road.Length in feet.Size.Material.remarks.
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    The following Table shews the number o f Hou ses sanctioned to be built and drained, and number of gullies, manholes, ventilators, and flushing chambers constructed in existing Sewers during the year:—
    Locality.No. of Houses sanctioned to be Built and Drained.No. of Houses, Sc., 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 in old sewers.No. of Manholes acting as Flushing Chambers and Ventilators constructed in old sewers.No. of self- acting Flush" ingChambers constr'ct'd. in old sewers.
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    Parish of Lewisham.
    Locality.Capacity of Tank in Gallons.Diameter of Syphon in Inches
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    Hamlet of Penge.
    Locality.Capacity op Tank in Gallons.Diameter of Syphon in Inches
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    SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE. The following table shews the surface water drains sanctioned:—
    Locality.Length in feet.Size.Material.Remarks.