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Lewisham 1888

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

Published
1889
Pages
99
Tables
62

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    FINANCE.
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    LOCAL.
    Blackheath andLewisham.Sydenham andForest HillPenge.
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    The amount outstanding at Lady-day, 1883, was £65,841.
    Year.Amount paid off during the year.New Loans raised.Net reduction.Amount outstanding at the end of the year.
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    Statement of Attendances of Members at Board and Regular Committee Meetings, from 25th March, 1888, to 25th March, J 889.
    Names of Members.BoardWorks Committee.Finance CommitteeBlackheath and Lewisham CommitteeSydenham and ForestHill 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 Expend , of the Board for the year ended 25th March, 1889.
    RECEIPTS.PAYMENTS.
    1888.£s.d.£s.d.£LEWISHAM.
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    The detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the jar ended 25th March, 1889, referred to in the foregoing Account in Abstract.
    1888. RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s.d.£s.LEWISIIAM. PAYMENTS.
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    The detailed Particulars of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the year; led 25th March, 1889, reterred to in the foregoing Account in abstract— continued.
    RECEIPTS—Continued.PAYMENTS—Continued.
    LEWISHAM—Continued.£.s.d.£s.d.£s.drWTSIIAM—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 ed 25th March, 1889, referred to in the foregoing Account in abstract— Continued.
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    General Summary of the foregoing Receipts, exclusive of New Streets, 13 General Summary of the foregoing Payments, exclusive of New Streets.
    LEWISIIAM.PENGE.TOTAL.LEWI SHAM.PENGE.TOTAL.
    1885 March 25.£s.d.£s.d.£s.o-hways—£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    14 The Establishment Expenses Account referred to. Detailed Particulars of Receipts and Payments comprised under Establishment Expense and apportioned in the first instance between the Parish of Lewisham and Hamlet of Penge, and subsequently between the several Rales levied.
    RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s.
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    The Establishment Expenses Account referred to—Continued. PAYMENTS—C ontinued.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    A Summary Statement of the Receipts ana payments tor the year ended 25th March, 1889, And of the Cash Balances at the commencement and end of the Year.
    Names of Accounts.Balances, 25th March, 1888.Receipts.Expenditure.Balances, 25th March, 1889.
    In Credit.In Debt.In Credit.In Debt.
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    A Summary Statement showing the Finance Account of the of Expenditure, on the 25th March, 1889.
    Names of Accounts.Balances, 25th March, 1889.Assets.Liabilities.Financial condition of the Board.
    In Credit.In Debt.In Credit.In Debt.
    £.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 Board on the 25th March, 1889 (exclusive of Mortgages),* Of which particulars are compri the annexed detailed Statement.
    CURRENT ACCOUNTS. CURRENT ACCOUNTS.
    LEWISHAM.£.s.d.£.s.LEWISHAM£.s.d.£.s.d.
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    T he Detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprie the foregoing Statement of Monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on th. March, 1889.
    LEWISIIAM. LIABILITIES. LEWISHAM. ASSETS.
    General Purnoses Account— General Purnoses Account—
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.£s.d£sd.s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities compris the foregoing Statement of monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25' th March, 1889—Continued.
    LEWISIIAM.£s.d.£s.d.£s.LEWISHAM ~£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities compris. the foregoing Statement of Monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25th March, 1889—Continued.
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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 apportion, between the Parish of lewisham and Hamlet of Penge.
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    YDENHAM RECREATION GROUND ACCOUNT referred to in the foregoing Statements. Hailed Particulars of Liabilities comprised under Sydenham Recreation Ground Account, and apportioned between General Purposes, Lewisham, and General Purposes, Penge, respectively, on the basis of Rateable Value.
    LIABILITIES.£s.d.£s.d.
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    PENGE RECREATION GROUND ACCOUNT referred to in the foregoing Statements. Detailed particulars of Liabilities comprised under Penge Recreation Ground Account, and apportioned between General Purposes, Lewisham, and General Purposes, Penge, respectively, on the basis of Rateable Value.
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    A Statement of Mortgages outstanding on the 25th day of March, 1889. ,
    No. on Register£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.
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    MORTGAGES - Continued. Mortgages comprised in the foregoing Statement are chargeable on the Parishes and on the Rates undermentioned.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    STATEMENT Of comparison of Expenditure between the years 1886-7, 1887-8, and 1888-9.
    LEWISHAM1886-7.1887-8.1888-9.
    General Purposes-£££
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    TABLE OF Loans raised from the 1st January, 1856, to Lady-day, 1889.
    No. on Register of Mortgages.Date of Loan.Amount borrowed.Rate of Interest per cent.Term for repayment.Amount repaid to Lady-day, 1889.Balance outstanding, Lady-day, 1889.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 25 th March, 1889.
    No.Date.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount or Price of Contract.
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    2 Statement of Contracts— Continued.
    No.Date.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount or Price of Continued.
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    The following Table shows the increase between 1887 and 1888 in this locality as compared with other districts:-
    1887.1888.
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    The following table shows the proportional amount of organic elements in each of the waters. The average amount of these elements contained in the Kent Company's water during nine years ending December, 1876, being taken as unity:.
    Sources.Maximum.Minimum.Average.
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    TABLE I. Population, Inhabited Houses, Births, Deaths, and Marriages. (gross numbers).
    Population Estimated at Midsummer, 1888.1No. 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: percentage to Total Deaths.Percentage of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Total Births.Deaths of Children under 5 years: percentage 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 1888.
    Cause of Death.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 & upwards.Total under 5 years
    Classes of Diseases.M.F.
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    TABLE III. ( Continued.) Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the gear 1888.
    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. ( Continued.) Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1888.
    Causes of Death Classesages.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 IV. Showing mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportion to Population, and to 1000 Deaths, 1888.
    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, 1878 to 1887, from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, and the number in 1888.
    Disease.1878.1879.1880.1881.1882.1883.1884.1885.1886.1887.Annual Average of 10 years, 1878—1887.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years, 1878—1887.1888.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1888.
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    TABLE VI. Inspectors' Reports of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ended December 31, 1888.
    Blackheath and Lewisham DivisionSydenham and Forest-hill Division.Penge.Total.
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    TABLE VII.
    Registrars' Sub-districts.Number of Inhabited Houses, Midsummer, 1888.Estimated Population.Number of Births, 1888.Birth Rate per 1000.Number of Deaths 1888.Rate of Mortality per 1000.
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    TABLE VIII. Register of Licensed Cow-houses.
    Name.Address.
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    TABLE VIII.— Continued.
    Name.Address.
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    TABLE VIII.— Continued.
    Name.Address.
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    TABLE IX.
    Name.Address.
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    HIGHWAYS. The following Table shows the various materials, with the quantity of each description used during the year for the maintenance of the public Roads :—
    Division.Broken Guernsey Granite.Port Philip Stone.Picked Flints.Dug Flints.Gravel.Total.
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    The rainfall, as registered by the raingauge at the Forest Hill Stoneyard, from the 26th March, 1888, to the 25th March, 1889, both inclusive, was as follows :—
    Number of days on which snow or rain fell.inches.
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    The watering in the Hamlet of Penge was executed by Mr. R. Winnifrith, at 7s. per horse, harness, and driver per day. The mileage of roads watered is as follows:—
    Locality.Miles.Yards.
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    The new lamps erected during the year are as follows:— Parish of Lewisham.
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    Elverson Road 1
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    H amlet of P enge.
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    The following Table shows how the dust was disposed of:—
    Locality.To whom given.
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    From the following may be seen the new works carried out during the year :—
    Locality.Description of Work.
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    Hamlet of Penge.
    Locality.Description of Work.
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    The following Table shews the new Tar Paving laid during the year:— Parish of Lewisham.
    Locality.Superficial Yards.
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    NEW STREETS. The new streets which were paved and formed (or are in course of paving), under the 105th section of the Metropolis Local Management Act, during the year, are as follows :—
    Name of Street.Length in feet.Estimated Cost.Remarks.
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    When completed, these new streets will be an additional length of two miles 241 yards above those highways already maintained by the Board. Plans, estimates, and apportionments were also prepared and submitted for paving and forming the following new streets:—
    Name of Street.Length in feet.Estimated Cost.Remarks.
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    SEWERS AND HOUSE DRAINAGE. From the following may be seen the new Sewers sanctioned daring the year:—
    Name of Road.Length in feet.Size.Material.Remarks.
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    The flushing tanks constructed during the year are as follows:— Parish of Lewisham.
    Locality.Capacity of Tank in Gallons.Diameter of Syphon in Inches
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    Hamlet of Penge.
    Locality.Capacity of Tank in Gallons.Diameter of Syphon in Inches
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    SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE. The following Table comprises the Surface Water Drains sanctioned during the year :—
    Locality.Length in feet.Size.Material.Remarks.